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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// **

Although all of the Olympic events seem exciting, I have my favorites. There are many exciting events in the winter Olympics. My favorite winter Olympic sport is bobsledding, because the sled goes down the track at 80+ miles per hour. I find it most appealing because of its name and how it works. This sport was one of the first in the winter Olympics. The country predicted to win the next bobsleigh race is Canada. The country that has the best predicted bobsleigh team is Germany. As opposed to other sports, there is no record in bobsledding because each track is different. The United States’ strongest competitors are Germany, Switzerland, and Russia.

These countries are able to practice more, because they have colder climates that allow the athletes to practice more days of the year.

Although many think of only the summer games when they think of the Olympics, the winter Olympics have many exciting events. The winter Olympics

was started, because many athletes who play winter sports could not participate in the summer Olympics. The winter Olympics has grown, because more

countries are participating. An exciting winter sport is the bobsleigh, because the athletes move quickly down a new track at each Olympics.

The summer and winter Olympics are very different and unique and the winter Olympics may have many sports that you do not even know about.

However, it is exciting to watch the various events of the winter Olympics.

= 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 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Hammer throw || 501 || 815 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Javelin throw || 502 || 816 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">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. To be a marathon runner, the specific senses needed include balance, momentum, speed, and endurance. A marathon runner must have strength in his legs, abdomen and back. A marathon runner also must have endurance and mental strength. The mental strength is what will help the marathon runner test his endurance to reach the finish line. 2. Describe the nutritional requirements needed by this type of athlete. Post a link to the page(s) you found your information. The nutritional requirements of the marathon runner include fiber, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and water. It is very important that the marathon runner stays hydrated. www.marathon-training-program.com/diet-for-marathon-runners.html#basic 3. List the three most common injuries to an athlete in this sport. The most common injuries to the marathon runner include sprained ankle, broken arm, tendonitis and fatigue. Some of the injuries are from overuse and fatigue, while others are caused by falling. 4.Describe how the five aspects of health apply to a person competing in this sport. The 5 aspects of health are mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and societal. The marathon runner needs to have mental health to keep to his training schedule each day. The marathon runner needs a physical body that is lean and well trained and has strong legs with good endurance. The marathon runner must have good emotions that help him to believe that he can keep going and cross the finish line. The marathon runner must have a spiritual connection to running. He/she must feel an emotional release from running. The marathon runner is affected by the environment, because there must be good conditions to conduct training in. The best environment would be one with good weather, even ground and access to water. The marathon runner is affected by society and social support. As he/she runs through the course, the crowd cheers and encourages the runner to continue. 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. Samuel Kamau Wanjiru from Kenya won the gold medal in the Bejing Olympics 2008. Catherine Ndereba from Kenya won the 2004 silver medal for the marathon. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">Mizuki Noguchi won the gold in the 2004 marathon.

**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 || 85cm || 71cm || 14 || 6% ||
 * Drinking Straw Javelin || 210cm || 258cm || 48cm || 18.6% ||
 * Cotton Ball Shot Put || 350cm || 358cm || 8cm || 2.2% ||
 * Long Stride || 110cm || 117cm || 7cm || 6% ||
 * High Vertical Jump || 50cm || 71cm || 21cm || 29.6% ||

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0pt;">What is the average of your Percent Error? __12.48%__

=<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 <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"> 2. Which games does your country participate in? (WINTER, SUMMER, BOTH) Slovakia competes in both the winter and summer Olympic games. 3. Picture/highlight your country located on a world map?

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4. How many Gold medals has your country won? Slovakia has won 8 gold medals. 5. How many Silver medals has your country won? Slovakia has won 10 silver medals. 6. How many Bronze medals has your country won? Slovakia has won 6 bronze medals. 7. Where was the most recent winter Olympic Games played? The most recent Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver. 8. Where was the most recent summer Olympic Games played? The most recent Summer Olympic Games were held in China. 9. Has your country ever hosted an Olympics and if so how many and when? No. 10. Who are your country’s famous athletes? (include pictures) My country's famous athletes are <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Pavol Hochschomer and Peter Hochschomer, three time gold medalists in canoeing in the Summer Olympics. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Elena Kaliská, two time gold medalist in canoeing in the Summer Olympics. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Michal Martikán, won two gold and two silver medals in canoeing in the Summer Olympics. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Richard Petruška, former NBA player <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Peter Bondra, Zdeno Chara, Pavol Demitra, Marian Hossa, Miroslav Šatan, current or former NHL players.

11. What is your favorite summer Olympic event and why? My favorite summer olympic sport is cycling. It is my favorite, because I find it very entertaining. 12. What is your favorite winter Olympic event and why? My favorite winter Olympic event is bobsledding. It is my favorite, because it is fun to watch.