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INTRODUCTION

The International Olympic Committee has decided to hold a Junior Olympics during the next Summer Olympic Games. The committee has invited students from around the world to form teams and participate in that event. You and other students in your class hope to try out for the Junior Olympics, but first you have to plan how you will prepare for the competition.

TASK

Working in teams, you will choose a sport to compete in, research what you need to do to prepare physically and mentally for the competition, and then create a PowerPoint presentation outlining your preparation plan.

• Step 1: The team chooses a sport to compete in.
• Step 2: Each member of the team chooses one of the following roles:
  • The Dietitian creates a team nutrition plan.
  • The Trainer sets up a physical fitness plan.
  • The Coach develops policies of good sportsmanship.
  • The Team Captain explores the history of the Olympics and determines the official rules for participation.
• Step 3: Each member of the team uses appropriate online resources as well as library resources, if available, to research the information needed to complete his or her assignment. Each researcher should take notes and create a bibliography for his or her research.
• Step 4: The team works together to decide what information in each category should be included in the PowerPoint presentation.
• Step 5: Each member of the team creates three to five PowerPoint slides illustrating the information he or she has collected.
• Step 6: The Team Captain narrates the presentation for the entire class.

RESOURCES

Sport Sites

• Sports
• Sports and Athletics FAQs

General Olympic Sites

• Bid Info for 2012 Summer Games
• By the Numbers
• My Summer Olympics Page
• NBC Olympics Site
• Official Site 2004 Olympics
• The Olympic Games
• Olympic Links
• Olympic Movement Official Site
• Olympic Statistics
• Sports and Olympics Coloring Pages/Activities/Lessons
• U.S. Olympics Committee

Olympic History Sites

• Olympic History
• Summer Olympics
• Summer Olympics Medal Tally
• Summer Olympics Through the Years
• Summer Olympics Through the Years

Sports Nutrition Sites

• Eating for Sports
• Food and Fitness
• Kidnetic.com
• Nutrition and the Athlete: Fluid Replacement
• Nutrition and the Athlete: Fueling Your Sport
• Nutrition and the Athlete
• Nutrition Made Easy
• Nutrition Science and the Olympics
• Sports Nutrition
• Sports Nutrition Clinic
• Sports Nutrition: Fuel for Active People
• Sports Nutrition Information for Kids
• Ten Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for You

Sports Training Sites

• Bodies in Motion
• Exercise Guidelines for Physical Fitness
• Fitness Fundamentals
• Fitness Fundamentals
• Getting and Staying Active
• Kids 'N Fitness
• Specific Sports Exercises
• Weight Training

Sportsmanship Sites

• Being a Good Sport
• Checklist for Good Sportsmanship
• Eight Basic Rules of Good Sportsmanship
• Player's Guide: Practicing Good Sportsmanship

EVALUATION

• the accuracy of your research as demonstrated by your notes. (25 percent)
• the quality of the activity assigned to your role. (25 percent)
• the quality of your group's final presentation. (30 percent)
• your contribution to the group process. (20 percent)

CONCLUSION

Use the information obtained during your research and other Olympic sites to create a trivia game about the history of the summer Olympics.

Click here for the So You Want to Compete in the Olympics? Teacher Page.

Article by Linda Starr
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