Fine Arts:

Dance: Respect in the Race of Life
Olympic athletes respect the skills of others while striving to do their best. This activity explores the concept of respect from multiple points of view through the art form of dance.
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Drama: Peaceful Conflict
The Olympic Games reflect the continued human drive for excellence and superiority. Drama is the study of how humanity deals with struggle and conflict. This activity utilizes drama as the medium for students to explore conflict resolution through peaceful competition and respect.
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Music: Musical Moods
The Olympic Games stress peaceful competition. This activity provides an opportunity for students to collaborate on a selection of music that reflects peaceful respect and civility.
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Visual Arts: Medals of Honor
Our society seems to value media personalities such as professional athletes and movie stars. Most people do not think of heroes in their daily lives, but it is important that they recognize the real heroes. After examining the concept of heroism, students identify heroes in their own life and design an Olympic Medal that embodies that person's character.
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Health Education: Healthy Environments

Students insure a healthy environment for all athletes living in the Olympic Village by developing an environment where the athletes' mental, physical and social health needs are met.
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Language Arts:

Emerging Roles
Today, students struggle with the need to be an individual, as well as the societal imperative to be a part of their community. Students' identities may be emerging and fragile, and the adolescent impulse is to protect it. Society, on the other hand, wants conformity. A similar struggle occurs in the Olympic arena. Athletes convey their abilities to be individual competitors and be a part of a larger team of athletes that represents a nation and its people. The activities in this unit are selected to explore this transitional time and to give students opportunities to discuss their need for individuality and their resistance to conformity. Students read and respond to A Tale of Two Cities. Students also participate in before, during, and after activities designed to enhance their comprehension and interpretation of the novel.
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Reaching Your Best Self
"The Pin" is a short story that is part of a collection titled Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher, these stories are about the search for identity and independence in adolescence. Readers will find a corollary between the kind of reaching for independence found in "The Pin", and the reaching an athlete does when searching for the best that is within him or her.
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Mathematics:

Elementary Algebra, The Importance of 1
Students use the property of 1 to obtain equivalent rational expressions so that they may add and subtract rational numbers and expressions and simplify rational expressions. Using the theme, "The Importance of 1," a connection between the number one and the importance of one individual is made using information from related 2002 Olympic Winter Games web sites.
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Pre-Calculus, Math Connections to the 2002 Games
This project introduces, reviews, and applies mathematical principles students have learned, and those they will learn, to the Olympic Winter Games.
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Physical Education:

Tenth Grade, Roller Blading
Students learn about roller blading, an activity that originally developed as a way to train in the off-season for cross-country skiing.
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Eleventh Grade, Conditioning for Mogul Skiing
Students learn about cross-training theory and apply the concepts using cycling as part of a training regimen for mogul skiing.
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Twelfth Grade, Conditioning for Skiing
Students will learn about the training method of plyometrics, commonly used for ski conditioning, and participate in a routine using common training exercises.
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Science:

Biology, Ecosystems and the 2002 Games
Students analyze the effects of humans on ecosystems in relation to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
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Chemistry, Chemistry and Sport
Students learn about and conduct an experiment that demonstrates exothermic and endothermic reactions. Students also explore how chemistry has influenced improvements in Olympic Winter sports equipment.
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Physics, Newton's Laws and Winter Sports
Students research the history of at least three different types of equipment used during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. They also select a winter sport and explain the relationship between Newton's three laws of motion and the sport.
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Social Studies: Dreamers Who Influence the World
The Olympic Winter Games focus the world on dreamers who have worked hard to achieve their goals. Many Olympians have influenced others to achieve their dreams. This lesson encourages students to learn of others who have worked hard to accomplish their goals while influencing the world for good in the process.
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