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Owner
lorene.furmage - Lorene Furmage
Olympic Games: Beijing 2008
Description
The 2008 Olympic games will be held in Beijing, China. These sites cover topics which may be studied in relation to the games and China. These include: The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games; Paralympic games; Torch relay; Symbols and emblems; Wikipedia article; Chinese government site; CIA factbook site; travel site; The Olympic torch's……

Keywords
olympic games; olympics; summer games; paralympic games; sport; sports; emblems; symbols; China; Chinese culture; torch relay; Berlin games; IOC; medals; olympic games resources; OzProjects; interactive whiteboard; interactive activities; EdNA; education.au; China olympics; Chinese olympics; China Olympic; New York Times; NY Times; Horn Book ; books; Ol……
Links To Resources
* Notes from the Horn Book (578.5 KB)
* Beijing 2008
* Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
* Beijing symbols and emblems
* Torch relay
* 2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
* Official Chinese Government site
* CIA Factbook - China
* Gateway to China
* The Olympic torch's shadowy past
* Olympic interactive library
* Olympic Game Medals
* Talk to Olympians
* Official site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team
* Olympic Interactives Graphics
* Beijing 2008- an Olympic OzProject
* Infoplease: Summer Olympics 2008
* EdNA: Olympics theme page
* Olympics 2008 - New York Times
* Beijing 2008: educational kit from the Olympic Museum Lausanne
* Letter Link for students
* International Olympic Committee
* Interactive everyday Olympics from chinadaily.com
* China: Children's BBC site
* Folktales from China
* Events Schedule
* 2008 Reading Olympics
* Today's Schedule - Beijing 2008 OC site
* Learning Objects and other resources for students investigating the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Details
Resource Type
Planning for learning\Learning object
Audience
Students
Language
en(English)
User Level
Upper Primary, Upper Secondary, Middle School, Lower Primary, Lower Secondary, Teacher
Learning Area
Studies of Society and Environment - SOSE
Other Learning Areas
Health and Physical Education - HPE
Full Topic
Sports and recreations\Olympic games
Sports and recreations\Olympic games\Summer
Countries\Asia\China
Sports and recreations\Games
Date Created
2008-02-07T16:04:27
Date Modified
2010-02-10T04:42:40
Metadata staff notes
added site, 7.4.08, 10.4.08, 17.4.08, ljf. Added keywords, 5.5.08 ljf.; Added NY Times site 22.5.08; Added Notes from Horn Book, 10.7.08 ljf; added Letter Link and removed teaching resources to new record, added chinadaily 7.8.08 ljf. Added CBBC site, Folktales from China, yahoo 7 14.8.08 ljf; added reading Olympics, daily events schedule 19.8.08 ljf; ……