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Olympic Fever… Catch it at Game Day!
By scottcampbell | February 25, 2010
Olympic Fever… Who hasn’t caught it? By all accounts, this has been the best winter Olympics is a generation, and to celebrate, this month’s Game Day — that’s Saturday, Feb 27, noon til 3 — will feature an Olympic theme! Come play Scrabble, chess, checkers, and Olympics video games! Try each game and you might win gold! Maybe you should start practicing now.
Did you know?
- Olympic gold medals are actually more than 90% silver.
- The rings on the Olympic flag are blue, yellow, black, green, and red because every country’s flag has at least one of these colors.
Want more? Try these links:
Crafts and activities:
http://crafts.kaboose.com/olympics-index.html
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/sports_&_olympic_crafts-t104.html
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/games/zoomerwinterolympics.html
Games, photos, and lesson plans at:
http://www.vancouver2010.com/
http://www.olympic.org/en/
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson250.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson253.shtml
Still want more? Try the NBC Learn site. In partnership with the National Science Foundation, it demonstrates the physics, biology, chemistry, materials science, and math behind the Olympic Winter Games with great 4 or 5 minute videos. (The curling one is fascinating!)
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