Sport Science Meets the Olympics -
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/019olympic/index.html
The Why Files presents this intriguing investigation into the science behind
Olympic athletic success; done in 1996, it still offers excellent material
for discussion and research in the classroom
Summer Olympics through the Years -
http://infoplease.lycos.com/ipsa/A0114335.html
Every Olympics since 1896 including an overview of the modern games and
listings of medals; presented by the Information Please Almanac and Lycos
Jim Thorpe - http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/thorpe.html
Definitive site on the man who made his fame in the Olympics only to lose
his medals because he was determined to not have amateur athlete status;
great info and pics with lots of resources
USOC Online - http://www.olympic-usa.org/
US Olympics central with links to all the events leading up to the next
Olympic games, our athletes, recent history and current news items; this is
the place to come if you want to prepare your class to follow the games
Winter Olympics through the Years -
http://infoplease.lycos.com/ipsa/A0115110.html
Another great effort from Lycos and the Information Please Almanac, this
time focusing on the summer games year by year
Next Week's Topic: "Online Learning"
Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to walter@surfaquarium.com!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!
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