• Become familiar with a variety of Olympic events.

• Research a particular event.

• Make a brief oral presentation about the event.

• Participate in an online Trivia Race Quiz.

• Internet research and navigation skills

• For teacher: computer with Internet access and a projection device

• For students: access to Internet for research, Sports Notes hand-out to guide note taking (attached)

1.  Ask students to name the sports that are played in the Summer Olympics. Brainstorm and list on board.

2.  Using a computer with Internet access and a projection device, share the complete list of sports. Visit the Sydney 2000 Official Web site. Demonstrate an easy method of navigating to the site:

• Go to www.olympics.com

• Click on Kids

• Click on Sportzone

• Click in Kids' Guide to Sports

3.  Explore a sport to familiarize students with the site.

• Click on Archery and read the simple description.

• Under "Find Out More About Archery" click on "All About Archery" and read the detailed information.

• Demonstrate other links on this page.

4.  Assign each student a sporting event to research and explain the assignment. Each student will:

• Use the Sportzone Web site to research a sport.

• Take notes from the site using the Sports Notes handout as a guide.

• Prepare and deliver a brief (three–five minute) oral presentation incorporating information from each Sports Notes category.

• Turn in Sports Notes paper after presentation.

5.  Explain that during student presentations the audience will want to listen carefully because the information presented will be useful when the class is divided into teams for an online Trivia Race Quiz. Students may choose to take notes that they will use when playing the Trivia Race Quiz.

6.  After the final oral presentation, explain how the Trivia Race Quiz is played.  Emphasize that if students don't know an answer they can click on a link to get a clue.  Students should work collaboratively with their teammates to answer the Trivia Race Quiz questions.  Teams will report their score to the teacher when they finish the Trivia Race Quiz.

Using a computer with Internet access and a projection device, demonstrate the Trivia Race Quiz Web site.   Demonstrate an easy way to navigate to the site:

• Go to www.olympics.com 

• Click on Kids

• Click on Sportzone

• Click on Trivia Challenge

1. This lesson might be spread over three days.

• 1^st day:   Explain assignment, demo Web site, students do research.

• 2^nd day:  Students complete research and prepare oral presentation.

• Practice presentation at home as homework with guidelines for effective oral presentations from teacher.

• 3^rd day:   Oral presentations and the Trivia Race Quiz.

2.  For the Trivia Race Quiz, two students per computer is optimum.

An Olympic Games Primer: More information about sporting events

The Great Olympic Trivia Race: A quiz with questions related to Olympic sports

• Computer(s)
• Internet Connection
• Projection System
• Internet Web Browser

• Provide peer support by allowing students to research and create the oral presentation with a partner.

• Print out reference materials from Web site rather than requiring students to take notes from monitor.

• Provide additional time for assignment completion.

Gifted Students:

• Additional activities to enrich and extend this lesson may be found at:  http://www.olympics.com/eng/kids/teachers/

Assessment Tools:

• Did the student prepare and deliver an effective oral presentation?

• Did the student include all required components (as outlined on Sports Notes paper) in the oral presentation?

• Did the student complete and turn in a Sports Notes paper?

• Did the student work cooperatively with teammates during the Trivia Race?

• Did the student successfully answer questions in the Trivia Race?