Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion

Introduction

In February of 2002 the Winter Olympics are coming to the United States. The Olympics will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Have you ever wondered what events the athletes participated in? Do you play any of the sports in the winter games? Who are the athletes in the games, and where did they come from? In this activity your questions shall be answered.

Task

Your task is to answer the following 5 questions by going to the sites already book-marked, and searching for the answers. Once you have researched those answers you will generate a presentation on the Winter Olympic event of your choice. The presentation will incorporate all of the information gathered throughout this web quest. Your presentation may be created and presented in the following ways: Power Point, Oral Presentation or Written Report.

Process

1. List 5 sports currently participated in during the Winter Olympics.

2. What sport interests you the most?

3. Who are the United States representatives from your sport?

4. What are the dates and times of the preliminary and final events in your sport?

Preliminary events ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Finals of the event

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. In what “Venue ” will your event take place?

Resources

http://www.janecky.com/olympics/wintergames/2002w.html

http://www.olympic.org/ -(Official Olympic web site)

http://www.nbcolympics.com/ - (NBC Coverage of Salt Lake City Olympics)

http://www.slc2002.org/

Evaluation

After answering the 5 questions in the process, you will create a presentation of your Winter Olympic event. Your presentation is nothing more than a report of your event; including all the information you uncovered in the process. You may present your event in any of the following formats: Power Point, Oral Presentation or Written Report. The following is a rubric for your presentation:

	Content	Mechanics & Grammar
4	The presentation will incorporate all 5 questions from the process, have a logical flow, be presented to the class, be made personal and meaningful to the presenter.	Presentation will use all proper grammar, punctuation and writing mechanics to convey the intentions of the material.
3	The presentation will incorporate all 5 questions from the process; have a logical flow, be made personal and meaningful to the presenter.	Presentation contains some minor grammatical or mechanical errors, however, the errors do not detract from the meaning to be conveyed by the material.
2	The presentation will incorporate all 5 questions from the process, be made personal and meaningful to the presenter.	Presentation contains some minor grammatical or mechanical errors that detract from the meaning to be conveyed by the material.
1	The presentation will incorporate all 5 questions from the process.	Presentation contains many grammatical and mechanical errors that detract from the meaning to be conveyed by the material.

Conclusion

After completing this assignment you and your classmates should have a better understanding of some Winter Olympic Events. Here are some other questions that might spark some interest in you: What other events might interest you in both the Winter and Summer Olympics? What path is the Olympic Torch going to follow, on it’s way to Salt Lake City? If you would like to investigate these and other Olympic, REACH FOR THE GOLD AT THESE SITES!

Vocabulary

Venue – arena or building in which public events take place. back

Preliminary - events that take place before the finals. back