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In this lesson, students learn about the history of the Olympic Games, research one set of summer or winter Olympic Games hosted by a specific city, and then create a brochure in Microsoft Office Publisher. On This PageLesson plan information|
School level | | Curriculum areas | | • | Social studies | | • | Language arts |
| Class time | | Software required | | • | Microsoft Encarta Reference | | • | Microsoft Internet Explorer | | • | Microsoft Office Publisher |
| Materials needed | Student directions Assessment sheet |
Teacher guideGoals| • | Students will learn about the history of the Olympic Games and the various cities and countries that have hosted the games. | | • | Students will learn about some of the sports featured in the Olympics. |
ObjectivesStudents will create a six-sided brochure that showcases the culture and history of a specific host country for the Olympic games and that focuses on one sport. Lesson procedureIntroductionThe Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event. It includes summer and winter sporting events that are held every four years (This period of time is known as an Olympiad). The first modern international Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece in 1859, almost 150 years ago. These games were a revival of the ancient Olympic Games. The original Olympics date back to Olympia, Greece in 776 B.C E. The success of this revival was so great that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was formed in 1894 and the first IOC Olympic Games, called the I Olympiad, were held in Athens in 1896. What comes to your mind when you think about the Olympic games? How many countries can you name that have hosted the Olympic games? How many sports can you name that are part of the games? Can you think of any significant world events related to the Olympic Games? What special people come to mind? Can you think of any problems associated with the Olympic Games? [List their thoughts on an overhead projector or whiteboard.] Since 1896 there have 29 summer games and 20 winter games. By 2010, the Olympic Games will have been hosted by 41 cities in 22 countries. The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, and the 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia. In this activity you will work in groups [or by yourself] to create a brochure on one of the past Olympic Games. You will choose [or be assigned] one of the summer or winter games for this project and research the sports events and the host city for those games. Main activityIn this activity you will research one year of the Olympic Games in one city and create an attractive informational brochure based on your research. | • | Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Encarta, Microsoft Office Publisher | | • | What to do Read the student directions for creating a brochure about the Olympic games. Read the Assessment sheet the teacher has handed out or placed on the classroom computer. Research the Olympic Games and create a brochure that presents your findings 1. | Start Internet Explorer and visit the official Web site of the Olympic Movement. You may also find information in Microsoft Encarta. | 2. | Select the year and city that you have chosen or that you have been assigned. | 3. | Start Office Publisher, and select Publications for Print. | 4. | Choose one of the Informational Brochure designs available. | 5. | There will be six main parts to your brochure, one part on each of the six panels. Fill in the required information in each of the six parts or panels. Here's how: Front Panels Event Highlights | • | What records were set? | | • | What other interesting highlights occurred? | | • | Were there any "firsts" at these games? |
Be sure to include any appropriate pictures or graphics. | Mailer Information
(Publisher will automatically generate this). | Cover | • | Name of the host city. | | • | Date of the games. | | • | Picture of the city or a picture representing the games. |
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Inside Panels Athletes | • | Who were the star athletes during these Olympic games? |
Be sure to include any appropriate pictures or graphics. | About the HostCity and Country | • | Where are the host country and city located? | | • | What other attractions are located in the city? | | • | How did the city and country prepare for the games? | | • | How were the games unique in this host city? |
Be sure to include any appropriate pictures or graphics. | About the Emblem and Medals Designed for These Games | • | Who designed them? | | • | What do the symbols represent? | | • | What materials were used? | | • | Have you collected pictures of the emblems and the medals? |
Be sure to include any appropriate pictures or graphics. |
| 6. | Check to make sure you have entered all the information. | 7. | Proofread your brochure to make sure there are no grammatical or spelling errors. | 8. | When you have finished, print your brochure and turn it in to your teacher. |
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Conclusion| • | Have the students present their brochures individually to the class, grouping them by date or by geographical region. Or, host a travel seminar where all students display their brochures around the classroom and students browse all the brochures and then vote for the city they would most like to visit or the specific games they would most like to attend. | | • | Assess the brochures according to your list of considerations. Have students assess their own and other students’ brochures according to the assessment list you provided. Materials needed |
Materials needed| • | Save the document Student directions (204 KB Microsoft Word file) to your classroom computer and place it in a clearly marked folder so students can access it easily. To open this file, you might need to get Microsoft Office File Viewers. Adjust the directions as needed for your lesson. | | • | Create an assessment sheet and hand it out to students at the start of the project or place it in a folder on the classroom computer. The assessment should include the following considerations: | • | Was all the necessary information included? | | • | Were there spelling or grammatical errors? | | • | Were proper capitalization and punctuation used? | | • | Was the information presented accurate? | | • | Were all of the areas covered in enough detail? | | • | Was the information interesting to read? | | • | Were the pictures and graphics appropriate to the information? | | • | Was the overall design of the words and pictures attractive? |
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Lesson extension activities| • | Have the students create a Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation to convince the Olympic Organizing Committee to consider your town or city as the next Olympic Games venue. | | • | Have the class as a whole study the summer Olympic Games held in Beijing, China and then discuss with them how these most recent summer games are similar to and different from the games for which they created a brochure. |
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