XXI Winter Olympics
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Sumi - an animal guardian spirit who wears the hat of the orca whale, flies with the wings of the might Thunderbird and runs on the strong furry legs of the black bear. Quatchi - a sasquatsch, who wears boots and earmuffs. Miga - a mythical sea bear, part orca and part kermode bear. Feb 12th to 28th, 2010 |
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| 2010 Winter Olympics http://www.nbcolympics.com/ NBC coverage of the games. |
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| BrainPOP - Olympics http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/olympics/ Good explanation of the Olympics. Take a pop quiz or do activities using this site. |
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| British Columbia http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/default.htm Learn a little about the area that is hosting the Olympics. |
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| ESPN http://espn.go.com/olympics/ Here you find coverage of the Olympic events by the sports network. |
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| Local Olympics Coverage http://www.nbcolympics.com/wmaq/index.html?call=wmaq LOTS of information on this site. Videos, human interest stories, athlete spotlight, and many more links to point of interest. |
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| Meet the Mascots http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot Meet the Vancouver 2010 mascots! |
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| NBC Learn - - - - make the connection to SCIENCE! http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn NBC Learn interviews athletes, coaches & scientists in this original 16 part series, and unravels the physics, biology, chemistry & materials engineering behind the Olympic Winter Games! To access, go to the BOTTOM RIGHT corner to watch the videos. |
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| Olympic Disciplines - What sports are played? WAY COOL! http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/flash/index_uk.asp (uses Flash) Discover all about the sports on the programme of the Olympic Winter Games, with detailed explanations of each event, the equipment required and the techniques used. Look at the animations links on the page - click on each event to see what you can learn about it. |
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| The Olympic Flag http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/oly@ioc.html Learn about the symbolism on the flag as a symbol of peace, goodwill, and global solidarity and tolerance. |
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| The Olympic Movement http://www.olympic.org/en/ Learn about the symbolism behind the medals, motto, oath, hymn, rings, torch & flame. |
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| The Real Story of the Ancient Olympics http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicintro.shtml We may not realize it, but in today's games we recreate–with surprising accuracy–the climate and circumstances surrounding the ancient Olympic Games. |
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| Sports Clipart http://www.clipartoday.com/sport/sport01_index.html Access a number of winter and Olympic sports clipart and images to promote the Winter Olympics theme in your classroom. |
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| Vancouver 2010 Winter Games http://www.vancouver2010.com/ Medals - results - schedule- sports |
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| Webhunt - Vancouver Olympic Cyberhunt http://www2.lhric.org/po cantico/olympics/vancouver.htm Put together by Pocantico Hills Central School in NY |
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| U.S. Olympic Team Website http://www.teamusa.org Official site of the US Olympic Team. Learn about our olympians and read articles which focus & spotlight the athletes. |
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Compiled by Mary Lou Baldwin Technology Facilitator checked 02/10 |
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