Olympic History: The Birth of the Modern Games An article chronicling the rebirth of the Olympic games.		Summer Olympic Events -- Past and Present A complete list of events contested in the Summer Olympic Games -- past and present. ...
Olympic History: Louganis' Diving Accident During 1988 Games in Seoul An account of Greg Louganis' diving accident at the 1988 Seoul Olympic games.		The Constitutional Convention and Preamble An overview of the Constitutional Convention followed by the Preamble the Constitution of the...
Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Athlete Read a brief history of Wilma Rudolph, aka La Gazella, who was an African American track...		Chart of Summer Olympic Games Statistics A chart showing the countries that have won the most medals at each Olympiad from the start of...
Olympic Trivia Interesting trivia about the Olympic Games.		Flag Day Discussions Through this cooperative learning lesson, students will learn various controversies and facts...
Munich Massacre An article about the worst tragedy in modern Olympic history.		Exercise An explanation of anaerobic versus aerobic exercise.
Olympic History: 1968 Games and Civil Disobedience Track-and-field medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos left an indelible mark on Olympic...		Political Events and Summer Olympic Games Students create a timeline of political events and their effects on the Summer Olympic Games.
History of Olympic Scandals: From Bribery to Steroids This article examines the history of Olympic scandals, such as the bidding war by potential...		Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...
Mark Spitz, Olympic Athlete Mark Spitz claimed seven gold medals and broke an Olympic record during his successful career.		Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion Profile of Jesse Owens, track and field champion of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
Babe Didrikson, Olympic Athlete A profile of Babe Didrikson, a female athlete who was ahead of her time.		Australia Poster Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.
Past Olympic Athletes: Profiles, Biographies, and Activities Find links to profiles of diver Greg Louganis, protesters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, swimmer...		Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...