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Mohonasen Central School
District District Home Mohonasen HS Draper MS Pinewood IS Bradt PS
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2006 Winter Olympics Cyber Hunt Click here if you need the worksheet |
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Welcome to Mrs. Spuzy's 2006 Winter Olympic Cyber Hunt. The Olympic games have been played for centuries. After learning about the Ancient Olympic games, you will learn about this year's Winter Olympics. You will find information about the sports, the athletes and the country hosting the 2006 Winter Olympics. Have fun, and remember to watch the games so you can keep track of our U.S. Teams as they "go for the gold." |
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The Ancient Olympic Games 1. The Olympic games can be traced back to what year? 1a) Who were the ancient games dedicated to honor? 2. How were the ancient games different from the games today? 2 a) Why did the games end?
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Revival of the Games 3. Who is responsible for reviving the Olympic games? 4. Where did the first Modern Olympic games take place?
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Olympic Facts 5. What is the Olympic motto? a) What does it mean? 6. What is the Olympic creed? 7. Describe what is meant by "Olympic Truce".
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8. What do the 5 rings on the Olympic flag represent? 9. What do they do with the Olympic flag when the games are over? |
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10. The Olympic flame has been a tradition of the games since the first Olympic games in Greece. What did the flame represent? 11. What is the significance of the "Olympic flame" in today's games ? 12. What is the torch relay? 12 a) What does the "Torch relay" symbolize in today's Olympics? |
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Use the following link to answer questions about the 2006 Winter games. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES 13. What country is hosting the 2006 Winter Olympics? 14.
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the name of the city the games be held in? 15. What is the opening and closing date of the games? On the right hand side of the page there is a link for the 2006 emblem. Use the link to answer questions about this years games. 16.What Italian building does the 2006 emblem represents? 17. Why is this building so important to the Italian people? Scroll to the bottom of the page and find the photo gallery. Click on the first picture to see the building that the 2006 emblem represents.
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18. When and where did the torch relay start this year? 19. How many people will have
carried the torch by the time it reaches its final destination? 20. What is the total distance the
torch will travel before its final stop? 21.When and where will the relay
end ? Click here to see this year's Torch |
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Winter Olympic Sports Click on each link below to get details on the sport, a list of athletes and teams, calendar of events and much more! |
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Click here to see an Olympic
site made by fourth grade students at Pocantico
Hills School in Use this link for a short summary about each Winter Olympic Event written by the same students. You won't believe what a great job they did! |
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Image courtesy of Microsoft clipart Maintained according to
Mohonasen Central School District Web Publishing Regulations by, Cindy
Spuzy Computer Lab Assistant, Pinewood School, |
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