Resources | Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad[2] and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London, United Kingdom and a lesser extent across the country from 25 July to 12 August 2012. The first event, the group stage in women's football began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[3][4] More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.[5] It was officially started however on Friday 27 July 2012 at 0:00. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability.[11] The main focus was a new 200-hectare (490-acre) Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford, East London.[12] The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid.[13] Bidding process[edit] Development and preparation[edit]
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games The legacy of London 2012 Information about the timeline for redevelopment of the Olympic Park and the regeneration of East London over the next 18 years. This page also includes questions for students to help them consider the legacy of London 2012. Go to The legacy of London 2012 London 2012 fieldwork ideas Background information about the Olympic Park, Stratford, Westfield, Hackney Wick, Fish Island and Canary Wharf together with maps, fieldwork survey sheets and links to further resources. Go to London 2012 fieldwork ideas London 2012 photos A selection of photographs for use in the classroom including numerous shots of the Lea Valley area before work on the Olympic Park commenced, Hackney Wick, Stratford, Westfield and the Olympic Park at various stages of construction. Go to London 2012 photos Olympic Torch route GIS activities The Olympic Torch relay toured the UK for 70 days before the London 2012 Olympic Games. Go to Olympic Torch route London 2012 links and further resources
Sochi 2014 London 2012 Olympic Teaching Resources 2012 Olympic Sports | 2012 Olympic Venues | Symbols of the Olympic Games The build up to the 2012 London Olympics provides an excellent opportunity to engage students all round the world in learning about Britain and the countries within (England, Scotland and Wales). Below I have suggested some activity ideas for across the curriculum. Click for facts about London Teaching Resources and Activity ideas for the London 2012 Olympics Literacy Write rules for one of the sporting Events. Numeracy Draw a bar chart of the medals won and work out what percentage of medals were won by each country. History Ancient Greece ( website ) Olympics Timeline ( website ) The ancient Olympic Games ( BBC website) Geography Where is London ( website ) How far is London from you? Event venues of the 2012 London Olympics Central London map (pdf) | Bus map of Central London Science Investigate how to keep an athlete cool during the Games. ICT Spreadsheet on medals won by each country.
The Olympic Games By Kelsey Age Range: 5 to 11 This is a great activity to teach students about other countries, learn about the Olympics, get exercise, and have a healthy competition. Here's how it works: 1) In most schools there are more than one class of each year group. Each class chooses a country to study and divides their class into different groups to compete in different sports. 2) Children in each year group will compete against each other. 5) The students will study the country that their class has chosen, learn about the rules of their competition, and learn about the Olympics. 6) After a couple of weeks of preparation, each class will present what they have learnt about their country to the school, and then the "Olympics" will begin - that's when the classes will compete against each other. *This activity also works well for Social Studies.
London 2012 The London 2012 Games were centred around the Olympic Park in east London, which is the site of a number of new sports venues. Up to 180,000 spectators a day entered the Park to enjoy the Games, making it the principal focus of Olympic activity. The main venues – the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and BMX Circuit, as well as the hockey, handball and basketball arenas – were easily accessible through a network of footbridges and walkways within the Park. The Olympic Village was within walking distance of all the venues in the Park, enhancing the experience for athletes and officials. The use of other prestigious venues – such as Wembley Stadium for football, the All-England Club in Wimbledon for tennis, Lord’s Cricket Ground for archery and Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball – was also a feature of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London 2012 Games included a four-year Cultural Olympiad.
Olympics EnchantedLearning.comThe Olympic Games 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia The 2014 Winter Olympics were in Sochi, Russia. The opening ceremony was on February 7, 2014. The closing ceremony was on February 23, 2014. Over 85 nations and more than 2500 athletes competed. The motto of the Sochi Olympics was 'Hot. The Ancient Olympics: The ancient Greeks dedicated the Olympic Games to the god Zeus. The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the "stade"). Women were neither allowed to compete in the games nor to watch them, because the games were dedicated to Zeus and were therefore meant for men. The four-year period between the Olympic games was called an olympiad. The Modern Olympic Games: Over a fifteen hundred years later, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (1863-1937) (a French educator and sportsman) revived the Olympic Games. The Flag of the Olympic Games: Olympic Medals: Links:
Lesson Ideas {*style:<b>Eddie and Spike's Great Virtual Olympic Adventure </b>*} Spike, the virtual thorny devil, and Eddie the virtual frilled-neck lizard have developed a project to encourage students around the world to study the history of the Olympic Games and to discover the excitement of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games events. 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. participate! 'virtually' visit. Subject: Ages 6-17: Olympics Gold Project Author: Peter Hoban Project Begin & End Dates: 5/01/00 to 10/30/00 Project Email Address: olympics@mtpleasps.vic.edu.au Project Summary: This is a joint project of the Highlands area of the Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training and the Gold Museum, Ballarat. Research Project which uses the six research steps to encourage students to develop unique, analytical projects (as opposed to a collage of other authors information). Project Author: Greg Pugh Project Details Organisation 1.
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