Introduction

Surf's up! Grab your brain and head for the further reaches of cyberspace. There's a lot to learn in this information age. Using the Web allows you to discover tons more than you may have ever known possible. Below is a list of questions about the topic of this page. Surf the Internet links on this page to find answers to the questions. Don't forget to go after the monster learning wave, the Big Question. Have fun and avoid a mental head plant.

Questions

1. If an Olympic athlete makes a mistake during his or her event, will he or she still have a chance to win the gold medal?
   
   
2. How have the Olympic games changed from th 1894 Olympic games in Greece, to the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City?
   
   
3. When did the Olympic Flame become a tradition and who started the Olympic Torch Relay?
   
   
4. What is curling? When and how did it become an Olympic sport?
   
   
5. What do the five rings on the Olympic Flag represent?
   
   
6. What does it take to be an Olympian?
   
   
7. Name a foriegn country and list three Olympic facts about that country.
   
   
8. Where women allowed to particpate in the ancient Olympic games?
   
   
9. What impact has politics had on both the ancient Olympics and the Olympics of today?
   
   

The Internet Resources

• The Olympic Flag
• Gateway to the Olympic Games
• NBC.com - Salt Lake City 2002 - Winter Olympics
• Olympic Athlete Drug Testing
• Olympic games around the world
• Ancient Olympic games
• The Real Story on the Ancient Olympics Games
• The Olympics through the years
• Olympics 2000-A cross curricular lesson
• Salt Lake City Official 2002 Olympic Web site
• An education site for the 2002 Olympics
• USA Olympic sports page

The Big Question

What are three main aspects of this topic? How would you chunk what you learned into clusters or a brainstorm map?