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bullet The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Official site. Contains fact sheets, athlete profiles, cultural information, and news.
bullet Official Mascots of the Beijing Olympics
bullet Beijing Interactive Explorer - find out about the spectacular venues for events in Beijing
bullet Official Site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team
bullet Interactive Guide to all the sports - Fox media
bullet Countries and flags – Factmonster.com
bullet Journal E: Olympic History - interesting graphical history of the Olympics up to Atlanta 1996
bullet Olympic Heroes - 250 athlete profiles - from the IOC site
bullet Elitesports Australian Olympians - Select from the Profiles quick links on the right hand side of the page. Current Olympians are under Athletes, Past Olympians are under Sporting Legends.
bullet Fact Sheets on the important Olympic themes.
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Summer Olympics Disaster Guide - What could go wrong in Beijing ? Everything! : Pollution / Algae / Tibet / Rain / Darkness / Visa Issues / Food / Water / Locusts / Terrorism

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Unusual Sports in the Olympics - Thinkquest site made by students

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10 Steps to Become an Olympic Athlete

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Australian Institute of Sport : Nutrition - Great advice and good recipes

Latest News

bullet YAHOO!7 Sport - Official Olympic broadcaster site in Australia
bullet ABC's Coverage of Beijing Olympic Games
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Latest Olympic News  - Check Google news results

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Olympic Express : the olympic e-paper for youngsters ! - may take some time to load. the online children's magazine about the Olympics - currently featuring a new Olympic sport every Wednesday and Saturday

bullet Beijing Weather -  Check out conditions for coming events. Look at the animated maps too!
bullet Explore Beijing on Google Maps
bullet Olympic Personal Trainer ask questions, get advice from some great athletes
bullet BK Zone - Just for Aussie kids (BK=Boxing Kangaroo)
bullet Quickfix Chinese - learn a few basic Chinese phrases to support your team.
bullet BASIC SURVIVAL CHINESE  using mp3 audio downloads and online listening with dialogues, phrases and more, done in Mandarin and English for foreigners.
bullet Sporting Images - A great resource of sporting images.  Personal use only.
bullet Freemap - the place to find maps to use in your reports
bullet World Flag Database: Full Index - Find flags for your reports
bullet Winged Sandals - Explore the world of Ancient Greece where the Olympics began
bullet MiniGame Compete across 3 events- High dive, Archery and Weightlifting - and see if you can top the global leader boards or challenge your friends to see if they can beat your score.
bullet Ancient Olympics Virtual Museum - explore the museum to learn about the Olympics in Ancient Greece. Registration needed
bullet Olympic Diaries - Follow the diaries of any of nine Australian athletes as they prepare for and compete in the Olympics
bullet It's Greek to Me - Represent your country at the Olympics. You have to be strong and smart to win.  You'll learn about the Greek influence on our language as you play.
bullet Moon Olympics Game

 

 

 

Send a text, picture or video message of support from your mobile phone to 0428 MY HERO or go online at www.telstra.com/hero.

Write to your favourite athletes in Beijing using Australia Post's popular Letter Link program.
 

Resources for Teaching

 
 
bullet TeacherVision.com  2008 Summer Olympics: Beijing, China: References, Articles, & Statistics for Teachers
bullet Showcase China - Beijing 2008 : NZ Integrated units and Phys. Ed. Units
bullet Jane Carr's Research Questions - organised according to Bloom (some specifically for  2000 Olympics but very easily adapted)
bullet Olympic Museum's exhibition "Beijing 2008" :  educational kit to download in English,  French and  German + A bank of photos to download to work on the kit’s images in class
bullet Olympic Games - Themed Links for a French school's EFL program
bullet Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Beijing Olympics - "Beijing Citizens learn Olympic manners" - Reading, listening and oral language lesson ideas and activities.
bullet Resource Units from the Australian Geography Teachers Assn and the Geographical Assn.
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OzProjects : Beijing 2008

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Drug Use at the Olympics - Webquest

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Australia's Olympic Hall of Fame? - NSW CAP Online Research Module - Stage 3, PE/H/PD.

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Which Olympic sport is the most difficult? - NSW CAP Online Research Module - Stage 3, PE/H/PD.

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Aliens come to change the Olympics - NSW CAP Online Research Module - Stage 3, PE/H/PD.

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United by the Moment. Thinking Skills Contract Click on the link to the document.

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Go for the Gold -- The Olympic Games Student Activity - Scholastic.com

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ESL resources for teaching vocabulary and language related to Olympic Games, Countries and Sports. You will be surprised by the fact that students so badly want to learn the names of their favourite sports and actions. They watch sports and activities on TV but can't talk about them. These worksheets will you teach all that stuff with ease. We've done it all for you - Word Puzzles, Flashcards, Games and more...

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China Worksheets : ESL worksheets to teach basic China vocabulary. we have worksheets to teach basic facts and culture of China. Did you know that the number 8 is considered a lucky number in China and this may explain why the Olympic games is set to begin on 8/8/2008 - August 8, 2008. In China, car owners pay extra to get licence plates with the numbers 8. Above all have fun learning  BASIC SURVIVAL CHINESE on our Chinese language site using mp3 audio downloads and online listening with dialogues, phrases and more, done in Mandarin and English for foreigners.

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Summer Olympics in Beijing - UK site. Crafts, recipes, puzzles, worksheets, printables and information
 

Subscription sites - Payment needed for some views and downloads

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The Olympic Games - Enchanted Learning's information pages, print-outs

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Summer Olympics 2008 - Lessons and other resources from EdHelper.net- Registration needed

 
   

Durack State School

   Updated July 2008