Introduction
Welcome to the International Student Organization for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games!
We want to know more about each of our sports that participate in the Summer Olympics and need your help to do a little bit of digging.
The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event, which are held every four years (usually). Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third. This quest will help you explore the connections between math and the Summer Olympics.
Task
Pick your partner! ONLY PARTNERS - NO MORE THAN 2 WORKING TOGETHER (You can work alone if you prefer.)
Pick your sport. Only one group/individual can do each sport so once a sport has been claimed it is off the table.
To engage yourself in this quest, you will need to explore basic facts about the Summer Olympics and math connections to this international event.
Process
Learn about the Summer Games:
https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-2024
https://www.paris2024.org/en/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/
https://www.olympic.org/summer-games
Create a Presentation:
Be creative, you are going to create a presentation. Answer the questions below and add any additional information you find interesting or important (including pictures, videos, dressing up, sound clips).
Questions and Stuff to include:
- Who are some notable athletes in your selected sport? Don't just tell me their names!
- How does your sport incorporate math?
- What is the history of your sport? Be detailed!
- How are the medals determined in your sport (point, time, ect.)
- How does your sport now compare to the debut of the sport (when it first started in the olympics)? Did it change? Are there more people? Have they added different rules?
- Pictures! Fun facts and information!
- Do something that makes your presentation creative.
Evaluation
Your supervisor will evaluate your work using their strict rubric.
If you had a partner points from your evaluation will also be included in you final score.
| Category | 60 points | |||
| History |
No History included 0 points |
History of sport OR history of sport in Olympics 5 points |
History of sport AND history of sport in Olympics 10 points |
|
| People |
No People 0 points |
peoples names only 2 points |
1-2 people detailed 5 points |
3 + people detailed 10 points |
| Math Usage |
Math not included 0 points |
only 1 math concept included 1 point |
math usage included in detail 5 points |
|
| Creativity |
bland, no pictures, or any extra 0 points |
a few pictures here and there but nothing else 1 points |
made presentation look nice, pictures included, extra information included, video added 5 points |
|
| Time Length |
Presentation was under 4 minutes in length 2 points |
presentation was 4 - 5 minutes in length OR video was over 90 seconds 6 points |
presentation was at least 5 minutes AND video was under 90 seconds 10 points |
|
| Presentation |
Starred at bored and couldn't understand 1 point |
starred at bored but understandable 3 points |
made eye contact with peers and understandable 5 points |
|
| Works Cited |
No works cited 0 points |
only website address listed 1 point |
MLA works cited 5 points |
|
| Evaluation | your partner will rate you | if you did not have a partner then you | will get full points (10 points) |
Conclusion
Congratulations!
You have helped the International Student Organization for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games compile great details about the sports that take place. We appreciate all of your hard work!
Thank you and enjoy watching during the 2024 games,
Head of the Olympic Committee
If you would like a reward for your participation please complete the activity below and turn it in to your supervisor before you present.
Thirteen nations completed in a sports tournament. Unfortunately, we do not have the final medal table, but we have the following pieces of information:
1. Turkey and Mexico both finished above Italy and New Zealand.
2. Portugal finished above Venezuela, Mexico, Spain, and Romania.
3. Romania finished below Algeria, Greece, Spain, and Serbia.
4. Serbia finished above Turkey and Portugal, both of whom finished below Algeria and Russia.
5. Russia finished above France and Algeria.
6. Algeria finished below France but above Serbia and Spain.
7. Italy finished below Greece and Venezuela, but above New Zealand.
8. Venezuela finished above New Zealand but below Greece.
9. Greece finished below Turkey, who finished below France.
10. Portugal finished below Greece and France.
11. France finished above Serbia, who finished above Mexico.
12. Venezuela finished below Mexico, and New Zealand finished above Spain.