Cross-Curricular Connections

Michael Phelps competed in the 2004 Olympics, winning six gold medals and two bronze medals. Click on the link below to see a list of all of the previous Olympics games and to read their histories.

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp

The Olympics involve all of the countries on the Earth, from the United States to Tanzania to Kazakhstan. Watching the Olympics can be helpful for learning geographical facts, like where different countries are on the Earth and what languages people in these countries speak. Click on the link below to complete an activity about the Earth’s geography.

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078609763/student_view0/unit1/chapter1/student_web_activities.html