Introduction
Task
- Students will search specific sites to gather information and answer questions regarding the Olympic Games.
- At the end students will make a poster drawing the principal ideas, and what called more their attention.
Process
Answer the following questions by visiting the suggested sites:
1. The Ancient Olympic Games began as part of a religious festival in honor of __________________.
2. On which year began the Ancient Olympic Games?
3. There was a separate festival for women in honor of ______.
4. Ancient athlets competed as ___________ not as members of a national team.
5. The pentathlon was added during which Olympiad?
6. The competitions adhered to a strict set of rules. The second rule barred ________, _________, and ______ form competing.
7. Winners were crowned with a ______________.
8. How many wrestling crowns did the competitor from ancient times win?
9. Who was the founder of the modern Olympic movement?
10. When and where did the revival of the Olympic Games take place?
(Hint: scroll down to Past Olympic Games.)
SITES:
http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicintro.shtml
http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml
http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicsexism.shtml
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/comp.html
http://www.pentathlon.org.au/info/history.php
http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicfaqs.shtml
http://www.olympia-greece.org/ancient-olympics1.html
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/milo.html
http://www.olympics.org.uk/contentpage.aspx?page=307
http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/
Evaluation
Today's work has two tasks, each of them worths 50 points each.
1. Visit sites and answer questions.
2. Create a poster.
