Winter Olympics

In Pre-K – 1^st Grade, I read G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet by Brad Herzog. It gives some history and interesting facts about both the summer and winter Olympics.

In grades 3^rd – 5^th, we watched various episodes of The Science Behind the Winter Olympics from NBC Learn.  We learned about various sports such as bobsledding, hockey, figure skating, skiing, snowboarding and curling. It was very interesting to see the physics behind some of the more difficult moves made in each of these sports.

I really tried to encourage the students to watch some of the Winter Olympics. I feel it is a great way to show and encourage good sportsmanship.