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FACTS
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About the Olympic Games
A little bit of history from the official London website. Also includes a great PDF about the Games.
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Competing Countries
Lists all the countries and you can see how they did at the 2008 Olympics.
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Britannica - Former Olympics
A look back at all the Games from 1896 in Athens to 2000 in Sydney. Really good profile including the Legends of each Olympics. (Schools Broadband only).
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Heroes
Fantasic visual resource exploring FOUR types of hero - from Ancient hero to Modern hero.
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Olympic Medallists
Search for all Olympic medallists from the official Olympic database.
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The Ancient Games
Nice BBC mini-site on the Ancient Games in Greece.
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PARALYMPICS
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Follow Your Star
Excellent education programme around the Paralympic Games from Paralympics Ireland
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Make A Mascot
Personalise Wenlock or Mandeville - the official London mascots.
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Britannica - Compare Countries
Compare two countries. Great Geography activity. (Available through Schools Broadband.).
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Olympic Activities
Games, crafts and other activity ideas.
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Stopwatch
Run activities that last 20 mins and 12 secs. Great for 2012 Nice!
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Draw Pictograms
Create pictograms that represent the various Olympic sports. Be inspired by the images for 2008.
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Make a Paperchain
Maake a paperchain in the various Olympic colours.
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FOR TEACHERS
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How Well Do You Know the Olympic Games
Colourful PDF covering origins of Games; modern Games since 1896; meaning of the rings; torch relay; Olympic values etc. Really good!
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Find Resources
Age-related resources from the official London website.
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