Statistics for Australia General facts about Australian life such as economic, ethnicity, and population statistics.		1936 Summer Olympics Background Background information about the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. Intended to accompany A Letter to...
Australia Basic information about the geography, government, and history of Australia.		Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...
Summer Olympic Events A complete list of every event in which athletes compete during the Summer Olympics.		Australia Poster Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.
Summer Olympics Chart A chart showing the countries that have won the most medals at each Olympiad from the start of...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Babe Didrikson, Olympic Athlete A profile of Babe Didrikson, a female athlete who was ahead of her time.		The Density of Saltwater Through a hands-on chemistry experiment students will discover that salt water is denser than...
Exercise An explanation of anaerobic versus aerobic exercise.		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Olympics and Politics Research Questions The research questions that accompany the "Politics & the Olympics" lesson plan can also be...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Olympics and Politics Timeline Students create a timeline of political events and their effects on the Summer Olympic Games.		Plant Terminology A list of plant vocabulary words and their corresponding definitions.
Good-for-Your-Body Foods A list of foods which lead to a healthy you.		A Guide to Food Labels Terms and definitions of words used on food labels.
Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion Profile of Jesse Owens, track and field champion of the 1936 Summer Olympics.		Pioneers in Exploring Human Diseases 18 science pioneers are profiled here.