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=**Mrs. Kerr:**= Wiki Project: English Due Date April 4 / 5 Students will write a mini research paper about the **Winter Olympics**. I. Intro · History of Modern Olympics · Winter event that interest you (However you will write this in the 3rd person.) General facts about the 3 topics to be included Olympics Include 2 “because clauses”—use action verbs II. History of the Modern Olympics · How? · When ? · Where? · Why? · Who ? · What? · Any other pertinent information? III. Winter sport that is most appealing to you · Which winter sport do you find most appealing? · Why? · Where does the US practice for this event? · Which country is predicted to win your event? · Which country holds the current record for this event? · What are the chances of the US getting one of the top 3 medals for this event? · Who are the US strongest competitors in this event? What makes them the best? IV. Conclusion · Two “because clauses” restated—use action verbs ** GUIDELINES: ** · Four Paragraph Essay · You **MUST** cite at least **TWO** **SOURCES IN PARAGRAPH II and III** · Prepare a Works Cited page. · Write the paper in 3rd person. Write in a narrative style. You do NOT have to answer all of the questions, however, you must include a //minimum of three facts//. Write a //commentary sentence// that expands each of those facts (details). **Introduction—You** ** MUST include 2 //because clauses// and you must use action verbs.** ** Use this format for PARAGRAPH II and PARAGRAPH III ** **Transition** ** Topic Sentence ** **Detail 1** commentary **Detail 2** commentary **Detail 3** commentary **Clincher Sentence** // Use a minimum of two **different** sources per paragraph; be sure to reference your source. // ** Conclusion—Restate the 2 because clauses—use //synonyms// ** = Mr. Pendleton: =

1. Research the sport below that lines up with your examview/clicker number in science class:
 * SPORT || Group 1 || Group 2 ||
 * Discus throw || 201 || 505 ||
 * Archery || 202 || 506 ||
 * Badminton || 203 || 507 ||
 * Baseball || 204 || 509 ||
 * Basketball || 205 || 510 ||
 * Basque pelota || 206 || 511 ||
 * Boxing || 207 || 512 ||
 * Canoeing and kayaking || 208 || 513 ||
 * Shot put || 209 || 514 ||
 * Pole vault || 210 || 515 ||
 * Cycling || 211 || 516 ||
 * Diving || 212 || 517 ||
 * Equestrian || 213 || 518 ||
 * Fencing || 214 || 519 ||
 * Football (soccer) || 215 || 701 ||
 * Golf || 216 || 702 ||
 * Gymnastics || 217 || 703 ||
 * Handball || 218 || 705 ||
 * Hockey (field) || 219 || 706 ||
 * High jump || 220 || 708 ||
 * Judo || 301 || 709 ||
 * Lacrosse || 302 || 710 ||
 * Modern pentathlon || 303 || 711 ||
 * Triple jump || 304 || 712 ||
 * Long jump || 305 || 713 ||
 * 4 person running relays || 306 || 714 ||
 * Rowing || 307 || 716 ||
 * 3000 meters steeplechase || 308 || 717 ||
 * Hurdles || 309 || 718 ||
 * Sailing || 310 || 719 ||
 * Shooting || 311 || 720 ||
 * Marathon || 312 || 721 ||
 * Swimming || 313 || 801 ||
 * Synchronized swimming || 314 || 802 ||
 * Table tennis || 315 || 803 ||
 * Taekwondo || 316 || 805 ||
 * Tennis || 317 || 806 ||
 * Triathlon || 318 || 808 ||
 * 1500 - 10,000 meter runs || 319 || 809 ||
 * Volleyball || 320 || 810 ||
 * 100 - 800 meter dashes || 321 || 811 ||
 * Water polo || 322 || 812 ||
 * Weightlifting || 323 || 813 ||
 * Wrestling || 324 || 814 ||
 * Hammer throw || 501 || 815 ||
 * Javelin throw || 502 || 816 ||
 * Decathlon || 503 || 817 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Heptathlon || 504 || 818 ||

__Directions:__ 1. Describe the physical attributes needed to be successful in this sport. These should be in full sentences describing specific senses, muscle groups, and mental control necessary to be the best. 2. Describe the nutritional requirements needed by this type of athlete. Post a link to the page(s) you found your information. 3. List the three most common injuries to an athlete in this sport. 4. Describe how the five aspects of health apply to a person competing in this sport. 5. Look up 3 athletes who have medaled in your sport in the past. List the medals they won and the years they won them.

**Mrs. Perlow:**
<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">Wiki Math Olympic Pentathlon Event

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">Estimate what your distance will be in each event. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">Perform the event and measure your distance. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">Find your margin of error by subtracting the actual from the estimate. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">Find your percent of error by dividing the error by the actual and then multiplying by 100. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">Post your results using this chart on your Wiki page.

Pentathlon Event || Estimate (in cm) || Actual (in cm) || Error (Estimate - Actual) || % Error (Error/Actual x 100) ||
 * Wiki Math Olympic
 * Paper Plate Discus ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Drinking Straw Javelin ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cotton Ball Shot Put ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Long Stride ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * High Vertical Jump ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">What is the average of your Percent Error? ___

=<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">Mr. Chiburis: =

The following sites may be helpful:
[|www.ciaworldfactbook.com] [|www.olympic.org]

1. Picture of flag 2. Which games does your country participate in? (WINTER, SUMMER, BOTH) 3. Picture/highlight your country located on a world map? 4. How many Gold medals has your country won? 5. How many Silver medals has your country won? 6. How many Bronze medals has your country won? 7. Where was the most recent winter Olympic Games played? 8. Where was the most recent summer Olympic Games played? 9. Has your country ever hosted an Olympics and if so how many and when? 10. Who are your country’s famous athletes? (include pictures) 11. What is your favorite summer Olympic event and why? 12. What is your favorite winter Olympic event and why?