Sport science meets the Olympics – http://whyfiles.org/019olympic/index.html Long-standing and still active Why Files site that examines the ways technology is impacting on the age-old tradition of the Olympics. Check out Can a computer help your high jump?
• Summer Olympics Through The Years – http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114335.html The Information Please Almanac offers this quick-reference grid that covers facts on all the summer games since 1896; winter Olympics are available too. • Ten Olympic Lesson Plans with Support Materials – http://www.edgate.com/summergames/inactive/lesson_plans/ EdGate presents these ten lessons on the spirit and events of the games, including ready-to-print support materials in .pdf format. • Time for Kids: Greece – http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,227674,00.html TFK presents Greece in a child-friendly format, covering native language, sightseeing, ancient treasures, a history timeline, and a Greece challenge. • Unusual Sports in the Olympics – http://library.thinkquest.org/J002862/ ThinkQuest entry that covers such unique summer events as Fencing, Tae Kwon-Do, Canoeing, Synchronized Swimming, Archery, Equestrian Competition and Water Polo. • USOC – http://www.olympic-usa.org/ Off
