Athens 2004
http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/
This August 13 through August 29, the Olympic Games will be held in Athens, Greece. Site of the ancient Olympics and the first modern Olympics in 1896, Athens promises to be a spectacular host city! Click Olympic Games for history and events. Click Athens Guide for city treasures. Follow the international route of the torch relay!
Official Web Site of the Olympic Movement
http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
Click Athletes for biographies of Olympic competitors. Click Olympic Games for facts about the past winter and summer Olympics.
Olympics Through Time
http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/olympics/preview/
This site discusses the origin of the Olympic Games, their importance, and how they emerged into the modern Olympics.
Olympic Curriculum Guide
http://www.aafla.com/6oic/curric_frmst.htm
The Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles has created a resource for teachers with Olympic-themed lesson plans in health and physical education; social studies and geography; mathematics and science; and language arts.
The Ancient Olympics
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
Take a tour of ancient Olympia and learn about some of the ancient games and the requirements athletes needed to meet in order to participate.
