The Olympic games are an International Sporting event that happens every leap year. Originating from Olympia in Greece in 776 BC the Olympic games is now a multi-sport event divided into Summer, Winter and the Paralympics.
New updates will be added to this page in the lead up to the games in August 2008.
Resources in edna
Summer Olympic Cities
- Athens 1896, 2004
- Paris 1900, 1924
- St. Louis 1904
- London 1908, 1948
- Stockholm 1912
- Antwerp 1920
- Amsterdam 1928
- Los Angeles 1932, 1984
- Berlin 1936
- Helsinki 1952
- Melbourne 1956
- Rome 1960
- Tokyo 1964
- Mexico City 1968
- Munich 1972
- Montreal 1976
- Moscow 1980
- Seoul 1988
- Barcelona 1992
- Atlanta 1996
- Sydney 2000
- Beijing 2008
Paralympic information and resources
- EdGate Summer Games - Paralympics [edna Resources]
- Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics [edna Resources]
- Paralympics: Where the Heroes Come [edna Resources]
- International Paralympic Committee [edna Resources]
- Telstra Paralympic Education Program [edna Resources]
- Information and Research - Olympic Games [edna Resources]
- EdGate Summer Games [edna Resources]
- International Olympic Committee [edna Resources]
Olympic lesson plans
- Go for the Gold
- Drug Use at the Olympics
- EdGate Summer Games
- Real story of the ancient Olympic games
- Olympic opening ceremonies: Health/physical education lesson plan, thematic unit, activity
- abc teach - Olympic games resources
- Olympic Games
- Olympic games for kids
- Olympic Torch
- Teacher Planet - Olympic games resources
- TeacherVision - Olympic games resources
- Leveling the playing field: Learning quest
- Olympic Games assembly
- Physical education and health lesson plans
- AFSSSE Australia-China project - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- Olympic Island
- Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- a.s.p.i.r.e. School Network
Recently added Olympic resources
- Australian Youth Olympic Festival [edna Events]
- Global Projects: Languages Matter [edna Resources]
- Olympics [edna Resources]
- China, the Olympics and Human Rights [edna Resources]
- OzProjects: Beijing 2008 [edna Resources]
- The Lost Ring [edna Resources]
- BK Zone [edna Resources]
- Faces of the Olympics [edna Resources]
- Sydney Olympics [edna Resources]
- China, the Olympics and human rights [edna Resources]
