WEBSITE WEDNESDAY--OLYMPICS 2006

Torino 2006 http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html  Offers details on scheduled events from the opening ceremony to the closing of the winter games, biographies and interviews of athletes, the latest articles and lots more.

Get Schooled in the Olympic Winter Games http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/winterolympics/ 
Lesson plans, personal stories, special reports, and more.

Time for Kids: Olympic Coverage http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,1136751,00.html 
Olympic updates, a virtual tour through Italy, and more.

ESPN: Torino 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter06/index 
Includes video, photos, a medal tracker and more.

Official Site of Olympic Movement http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp 
This site offers photos, news, video clips, a look at life in the Olympic Village, and explanations of major sports and events.

USA Today Daily Olympic Coverage http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/front.htm 

Olympic History http://www.musarium.com/kodak/olympics/olympichistory/  Moments, media, and history.

Olympic Ideas http://www.boardman.k12.oh.us/bdms/golubic/olympics/olympicideas.htm#ideas  Teaching ideas for grades 2-8.

Olympic Curriculum Guide http://www.aafla.org/6oic/curric_frmst.htm  Interdisciplinary teaching ideas. (Grades 3-6)

The Ancient Olympics http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/ 
Includes a comparison of ancient and modern Olympics, essays about the history of the Olympics, and stories of ancient Olympic athletes.

Webquests
Ancient Olympic Games (Grades 3-5) http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/specialprojects/tunwells/history/Ancient%20Greeks/ 

Going for the Gold! (Grades 7-9) http://www.ri.net/RIGeo/rigea/lessons/PacificNW/olympicwebq/olymcwebq.htm 

Olympic Games of Ancient Greece (Grades 4-8) http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/olympics/olympicwq.html 

Drug Use at the Olympics (Grades 8-12) http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/drugQuest.htm 

MSD Perry Township Indianapolis, IN