Links Compiled by Jackie Miers
Official Sites
FOR information about China - the country, Click the link below
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/countries4/China.html
Official and General Information SitesThe International Olympic Committee - Olympic Games site.
This is the official site of the Olympic movement. The menu on the left provides links to detailed information about the various sports, medal winners, profiles of some 300 athletes and more. The education link provides downloadable material for teachers. The link to the multimedia gallery provides video clips and photos, while the background information link provides information about the 2008 emblem, the medals, the mascots the torch and the programme.
http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.aspThe Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 8-24, 2008
This site provides the latest news via text, video clips and photos. The menu on the left provides links to information about the Olympic sports, venues,
http://en.beijing2008.cn/Official site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team
http://www.olympics.com.au/2008 Summer Olympics - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics
The Olympic Games
This is a general introduction (easy-to read)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/olympics/Go for the Gold!
Olympic Games student activities by Scholastic. Find out about the history of the Olympic Games and where it all began and much more.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/
Beijing 2008 - ABC coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games
Includes news headlines medal tally
http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/Medal Tally
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/medal-tally2008 Beijing Olympics Scholastic News Online reports on the games
Olympic Games news for students. Includes videos and articles
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=351Blogging the Olympics
Student reporters will be blogging about events as they happen
http://news.scholastic.com/scholastic_news_online/olympics/
First Olympic Games (easy-to-read)
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/firstolympics.htmHistory of the Olympic Torch, Flame, and Relay
http://www.factmonster.com/sports/olympics/history-olympic-torch.htmlThe real story of the ancient Olympic Games (click the links below the picture)
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicintro.shtml
MascotsOlympic Games Beijing 2008 - Mascots.
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/open_mascots_uk.aspThe Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/beijing2008/graphic/n214068254.shtmlThe Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
http://en.beijing2008.cn/80/05/article211990580.shtml
The Beijing Olympic torch
This page provides video clips and photos about the torch relay and the torch-bearers, as well as a map of the relay route. It also provides information about torch itself.
http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/The Beijing Olympic torch - 3D (a Flash presentation)
http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/image/flash/
At the Olympics - the Opening Ceremony (easy-to-read)
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/olympopens.htmCeremonies
Provides video clips of past ceremonies and information about the Beijing opening ceremony
http://en.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/
Olympic Sports (easy-to-read - scroll down the page)
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/olympicsindex.htmFlash animations of Olympic Games sports
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/flash/summer/index_uk.asp#Information about specific sports
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/index_uk.aspSports rules and dimensions - sport specific
A comprehensive list
http://www.ausport.gov.au/information/finding_sport_information/topic/facilities2/facilities_rules
Athlete Bios - Biographies of Australian athletes
http://www.olympics.com.au/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/343/Default.aspx?link=343&tabid=343&
Beijing interactive explorer - Venue Information
http://www.olympics.com.au/Portals/3/InteractiveExplorer/index.htmlControversy Surrounds Preparations for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
This article covers the controversial issues around National Stadium, the displacement of thousands of people, the human rights issues relayed to Darfur and Tibet and issues of pollution and security.
http://www.factmonster.com/sports/olympics/beijing-update.htmlSummer Olympics Disaster Guide - What could go wrong in Beijing? Everything!
An interesting discussion on the likelihood of the occurrence of various Olympic disasters http://www.slate.com/id/2194608/pagenum/all/#page_start
Beijing 2008 OzProject
http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id=20
"This project has activities for students from Lower Primary to Upper Secondary. A couple of interesting forum discussions (What do the Olympic Games mean to you? and a discussion of human rights issues in China) have just begun. The project contains a number of activities for use on an interactive whiteboard and links to latest
Olympic news and resources. Enrolment is fairly easy using the support materials "How to enrol" and "Creating your user profile" from the OzProjects home page at http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/" (Cecily Wright)Downloadable educational kit and other resources
http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/studies/index_uk.aspBeijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games
These teaching materials have been funded, written and compiled as a joint project between the Australian Geography Teachers' Association and the Geographical Association. Each resource comes as a pack complete with teachers' notes and activity sheets. They cover ages 5 to 19 and are split into age-related units. http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/planetsport/beijing2008The a.s.p.i.r.e. School Network Resources
These excellent resources have been provided by the Australian Olympic Committee’s national education program for primary educators, designed to instil in young Australians an appreciation for the values, spirit and philosophy of the Olympic Movement. They include a variety of free, on-line, values based resources for Lower, Middle and Upper Primary students. Free registration may be required to gain access to the resources.
http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=625Lesson plans for key stage 2: Olympic Island
Students design an island and incorporate a variety of physical features. They identify at least five benefits and five disadvantages of hosting the Olympics and make informed judgements about the advisability of hosting the Olympics, both in the short- and long-term
http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/olympic-island-lesson-plans-for-key-stage-2-2868Olympic competition lesson plan - Early Years
Students discuss the concept of competition, see pictures of people participating in Olympic sports, and compare and contrast ancient and modern sports
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/gk2/olympic.htmlAFSSSE Australia-China project - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Provides links to downloadable units.
http://www.afssse.asn.au/afssse_res/index.htmBeijing 2008 Olympics Learning Resources
A wealth of resources from Teacher Planet
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/summerolympics.phpOlympic Games - Curriculum Context
Provides links to a variety of resources
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/pathfinders/olympics/ Gold Medal Olympics Activities - Let the Games begin!Scroll down the page for ten lessons about the Summer Olympics.2008 Summer Olympic Games: Beijing, ChinaSlideshows, articles, lesson plans, facts, trivia, athlete bios and more from TeacherVisionThe Olympic Games - ESL resourcesOlympic Games for Kids - Crafts - Preschool Lesson Plan Printable ActivitiesOlympic Games: Summer 2008An excellent list of annotated resources
© 2008 Jackie Miers
Magill Primary School
South Australia
Page last updated August, 2008
