Directions:The summer Olympics will be held
in Athens, Greece this year. In this activity, you will find out
more information about your favorite summer
Olympic sport. Use Yahooligans,
Ask Jeeves for Kids, and the
Olympic links in the first two questions to find the answers. You
may want to right-click on the links and "open in
new window", instead of using the back button, to return to this
page. Also, remember to press shift for capital letters and use
only 1 space between words!
2.
Your sport may be old or new to the Olympics. What was its first
Olympic year?<-Click on
this link and then the name of your sport to
find the answer.
3. Where and/or when was your sport first played? If you can't find this with AskJeeves or
Yahooligans, look for the
"Learn more about this discipline" link on the Olympic page,
and then click History.
4. How
do you win or score points in your sport?
5. Where
is your sport usually played?
inside outside either
6. Name
one famous athlete in your sport. Yahooligans category search
usually helps with this one.
7. Tell at
least one other new thing you've learned about your sport from this
Internet search.
Created
by: Rachel Onyskin - Shepherd & Cool Spring Elementary
Schools
North Carolina Standard Course of Study
Goals and Objectives:
Objective 4-2-1: Use
technology tools used to collect, analyze and display data. Objective 4-2-10: Use search
strategies to locate information electronically. Objective 4-3-5: Evaluate
information found via telecommunications for content and usefulness.
Objective 5-2-1: Use technology
tools to collect, analyze and display data. Objective 5-3-2: Evaluate the
accuracy, credibility, and validity of data in a database. Objective 5-3-3: Select search
strategies to obtain information. Objective 5-3-7:Evaluate information found via
telecommunications for appropriateness, content, and usefulness.
Summer Olympic Sports Search