Here are some links for the Winter Olympics 2006

							--------Winter Olympics 2006-----------
February 10 to 26th
Turin, Italy

Resource Shelf: The 2006 Winter Olympics--Resources and Databases
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/02/resourceshelf-special-2006-winter.html
This has links to lots of resources that are not included below. Ex. Teachers might like the map
of the Olympic venues to reinforce map skills.

Winter Olympics Blog
http://www.2006-winter-olympics-turin-italy.com/blog/
Up-to-the-minute news from sources such as CBC, NBC, and others.

International Olympic Committee : Winter Sports
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/flash/index_uk.asp
Learn about the sports of the Olympic Winter Games by getting detailed explanations of each
event,
the equipment required, and the techniques used. Animated and interactive. Also available in
French at http://www.olympic.org/fr/sports/flash/index_fr.asp

Canadian Olympic Committee
http://www.olympicschool.ca
Sponsored by RBC, the Canadian Olympic School Program is a free, bilingual digital centre
designed for Grades 4-6. It features interdisciplinary lesson plans and activities. You have to
register, but after that you have access to all resources, well worth the effort of registering. May
be useful for grades higher and lower than 4 to 6.

CBC : Olympics
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/
Another exceptional resource from CBC. This will be the place to monitor Olympic action. You'll
find up-to-date news, athlete's diaries, Q & A, video, audio, RSS News Feeds, Podcasts, event
schedules, and more.

CASLT/ACPLS
http://www.caslt.org/research/olympics.htm (ENG)
http://www.caslt.org/research/olympicsfr.htm (FR)
A large assortment of sites is listed on each of these pages, one English, one French.

Yahoo: Olympics
http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/Events/International_Games/Olympic_Games/

Olympic Museum and Study Centre files
The Modern Olympic Games
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_668.pdf
The Olympic Flame and Torch Relay
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_655.pdf
The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_658.pdf
The Olympic Games Posters
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_776.pdf
The Olympic Movement
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_670.pdf
The Olympic Symbols
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_672.pdf

Teacher Planet
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/winterolympics.php
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/summerolympics.php
The Summer Olympics link above is presently active and has piles of links that would work for the
study
of the Winter Olympics as well.

Turin Weather Forecasts
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/ITXX0081.html
Satellite maps, forecasts, and current weather information at the 2006 Olympics, great for
studying the science of weather.

Official Turin 2006 Olympics site
http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html
Follow the Olympic flame from here. See the photo gallery. Also available in Italian and French
Includes Kids' pages http://www.kidsvillage.torino2006.org/istituzionale/Interna.asp?idarea=41

Kathy Schrock’s Kaffeeklatsch
http://kathyschrock.net/blog/2006/01/torino-winter-olympicslessons-and.html


Mstimson
Feb 2006

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