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Olympic Trivia Challenge

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Subject: Social Sciences,
Language Arts,
Ed. & Technology
Grade:6-8, 9-12

Brief Description
Students work in small groups to find fascinating facts about the Summer Olympic Games and Olympic history.

Objectives

Students

  • define the word trivia,
  • research information about the Olympics,
  • work together in cooperative groups.

    Keywords

    Olympics, trivia, game, history, summer

    Materials Needed

  • Olympics Trivia Challenge student printable work sheet and Answer Key
  • writing paper
  • pens or pencils
  • computers with Internet access or printouts from the Web sites listed in the Lesson Plan, or library resources about the Olympics

    Lesson Plan

    Ask students to define the word trivia. Tell students they are going to compete in a trivia challenge game about the Olympics. Divide the class into small groups. Distribute the Olympics Trivia Challenge work sheets. Tell students they have a specific amount of time to find the answers to the questions on their game sheets. Students may use library resources or the following Web sites:

    Assessment

    Check answers with students. The first group to complete the challenge with all correct answers is the winner.

    Lesson Plan Source

    Education World

    Submitted By

    Lois Lewis

    National Standards

    Social Sciences:
    NSS-WH.5-12.4
    NSS-WH.5-12.8

    Language Arts:
    NL-ENG.K-12.8

    Originally published 09/11/2000
    Links last updated 07/15/2008