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Learning Opportunities via the 2018 Winter Olympics

2/11/2018

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For 16 days, millions of eyes will be glued to televisions watching competitors from around the world compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. While witnessing these athletes compete, this can be a wonderful and fun cross-curricular learning opportunity for students of all ages. Below are a few examples of knowledge that can be gained and skills to be reinforced while viewing these events. Be creative and have fun with it!

MATH
  • creating & updating a medal count graph (graphing)
  • Finding average of scores/times of competitors (finding mean)
  • Finding the percent of female vs male competitors with respect to the overall number of competitors (finding percent)
  • What is the South Korean currency? Find the equivalent for the dollar. (money, currency exchange)
  • Finding the maximum, minimum, median and mode of event scores/times (landmarks)
  • Looking at the schedule of events and calculating how long each will last (elapsed time)
  • Logging the amount of time you spend watching the Olympics and converting to minutes, hours, days, seconds (time, time conversion)
  • Research the climate of South Korea and calculate the average annual hi/low temperatures, precipitation (column addition, finding the mean)
  • Time Zone: Difference in hours between PyeongChang and the city where you live

SOCIAL STUDIES
  • Research 5 to 7 participating countries to learn basic demographics- e.g. total population, primary language spoken, largest city, total area (history/geography)
  • Find the longitude & latitude of PyeongChang (geographic coordinate system)
  • Research major cities and rivers in South Korea (geography)
  • What dialect of Korean is spoken in South Korea? (culture)
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Flip the Script: Play First, Then Eat Lunch

2/11/2018

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The link below will take you to a great article from the January 26, 2010 edition of the New York Times. As with any type of change in the logistics of a school day, there are always issues that need to be addressed in order for the change to be effective.

During my 20 plus years of teaching elementary/middle school, this thought never came to mind. However, I did implement a 15 minute "cool down" period when my students returned from the lunch/playground time (lunch first then playground). It worked wonders for me with respect to them being more calm and allowing for an easier transition into focusing on academics for the afternoon.

Parents may find this useful to implement when their child/children get home from school...a little play time before beginning homework or a class project.

Enjoy the article, please share your thoughts!


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/health/26well.html?_r=1&





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