Geographical Association

About.com - Interesting Olympic Facts
Historical facts including several 'firsts'.

About.com - Maps
A wide range of outline maps.

AFSSSE Australia-China Project
A set of resources has been produced by AFSSSE (Australian Federation of Societies for Studies of Society and Environment) to support teaching about the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Four units for environment education, history and culture, economics and business, and geography are available now. With the Olympic Games to be held in China in 2008, these resources can be used to build a better understanding of China and promote mutual understanding between Australia and China. The resource includes inquiry-based activities and resources enabling students in the middle years of schooling (Australian Years 7-10) to develop a positive image of China and explore Australia's relations with China.

BBC Schools - Ancient Greece Olympia
All about the Ancient Olympic Games including interactive features.

China Highlights - Beijing Maps
Maps of Beijing at a variety of scales.

Enchanted Learning - China
A variety of activities based on China including downloadable booklets and outline maps.

Enchanted Learning - Olympics
A brief page on the Olympic Games which includes some downloadable activity booklets suitable for young children.

GeographyPages - London 2012
A variety of resources and links.

Geography Teaching Today - Fieldwork: London 2012
As the Olympic Park develops, there will be many opportunities for engaging students in geographical learning, focusing upon the topics of regeneration, sustainability, culture and sport. These pages provide a background to the geography of the main site and the opportunites for fieldwork in the area. They also provide a structure for a fieldtrip to the site, which looks at the successes and shortfalls of past regeneration projects in East London.

Geography Teaching Today - Key Stage 3 Resources: London 2012
The build up to the Olympics in 2012 to be hosted in London should provide an excellent hook to engage Key Stage 3 students with many geographical themes on a range of scales. From 'personal geographies' of how young people regard the Olympics in relation to their own sporting avtivites and the spaces they frequent for exercise and sport, through to social, economic and environmental regeneration at a local, regional and national scale and the role of the Games in selling London the place as a 'World City' and the increasing interdependence of the local, regional, and national on this global scale.

Go for the Gold
Scholastic's excellent Olympic Games activities for children are aimed at a US audience but can easily be adapted for use in classrooms anywhere.

International Olympic Committee - Education
Featuring education kits, an Olympic information kit, links to the Olympic Express e-journal, historical archives, online library and image banks.

KidzWorld
'Test your Olympic Geography' in this online quiz.

LA84 Foundation - Olympic Information Centre
Simple online games based around the Olympics.

Olympic Express
The bi-weekly international e-journal for young people produced by the International Olympic Committee.

Olympic Medal Count Map
This interactive world map shows the global distribution of medals won at each Olympics since 1896. Includes lists of individual medalists.

Olympic Studies Centre
The Olympic Studies Centre at the Autònoma University in Barcelona includes a huge database of articles, suitable for use by older students.

Staffordshire Learning Net
Resources for two lessons based on the Beijing Games.

The Geography of the Olympics
This American lesson plan and worksheet were created in 1992 but can easily be updated to incorporate recent and forthcoming events.

Wikipedia - Host Cities
A comprehensive table showing host cities since 1896 including state, country, flag, and specific date.

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