PSK4U EXERCISE SCIENCE

OLYMPICS WEB-TASK

LaB 105 Wed 8th, Thursday 9th

The Winter Olympics will be opening in Pyeongchang South Korea in Feb. 2018.This web-task will take you on a journey to discover the Olympic Movement and all that the modern Olympic Games are meant to be. “To build a better world through Sport!”

Start your Olympic journey by visiting the International Olympic Committee’s website

How many days are left to opening day? What is opening and closing day?

What is the mainvision, mission and promotion ofPyeongchang South Korea 2018?

The official website:

Copy a picture of the mascot and emblem of 2018 intoanswers.

Start your Olympic journey by visiting the International Olympic Committee’s website

Now find your way to The Olympic Charter. Read the introduction and make jot notes on the following subject material:

  • What is the “fundamental principles of Olympism?”
  • Goal of the Olympic Movement
  • Mission and role of the IOC
  • The Olympic motto, flag, flame and torches
  • Name the OTHS teacher that carried the Olympic torch through the Ottawa area

"All sports for all people. This is surely a phrase that people will consider foolishly utopian. That prospect troubles me not at all. I have pondered and studied it at length, and know that it is correct and possible", wrote Pierre de Coubertin in 1919. The future proved him right.

Now go back and find the answer to this question: What are the Olympic Movement's sources of revenue? How is the money distributed?

Who/what are the Olympic Movement partners?

Now go back and click on Olympic Games. Make a list of the sites of the 1968 to present day. How many sports will there be in Pyeongchang?

In what years and in what cities have the Summer Olympics been held in North America and specifically in Canada?

Click on Montreal 1976 and make notes on the following:

# of nations (NOC’s)

# of athletes (male/female)

# of events

# of volunteers

# of media (print/broadcast)

5 facts from the Montreal 1976 Olympics

How many Olympic Summer Games have been held in North America (make note of where and when)?

Write a brief note on the history of the ancient Olympic Games.

Write a brief note on the history of the Paralympic Games.

Make note of the 5 main facts and figures of Vancouver 2010. How did Canada do overall? Who became a national hero for winning?

PSK4UEXERCISE SCIENCE

OLYMPICS Assignment/webtask II

So, you are in Pyeongchang South Korea 2018 for the winter Olympics?

Assignment: With a partner choose a sport assignment from the list. Report your sport to the class on a regular basis orally and in written format.

A) Research your sport for the following information:

History of the sport in the Olympic Games. (when it was first

Introduced/memorable or significant events)

Participants (countries and # of athletes)

Olympic Rules (brief description)

Equipment used with labeled diagram. (eg.Sled in Bobsled)

Canada’s participation and best ever result

This assignment is meant to expose you to the excitement and history of the Modern Olympic Games. Please think of the Olympic Creed when working on this assignment with your classmates. “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” Baron de Coubertin

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