19 August - 25 August

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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING to analyse the connections between the Olympic Games and the concept of a united world.
• We are explaining/identifying basic terms related to world population (e.g., population density, birth rate, death rate).
• We are EXPLORING to predict future population trends based on current data.

History of the Olympic Games

How did the Olympics become the greatest show of sporting excellence on earth?

Thousands of years in the making, the Olympics began as part of a religious festival honouring the Greek god Zeus in the rural Greek town of Olympia. But how did it become the greatest show of sporting excellence on earth? Armand D’Angour explains the

evolution of the Olympics.

Together as a class watch this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJrwT8vqAk

Discussions

• · Does this apply today?
• · Do we have similar sayings?

How is this Olympic Creed similar or different to the whakatauki below:

“Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me he maunga teitei.”

Seek ye the treasures of your heart and if you bow, then let it be to a lofty mountain. Aim high for what is truly valuable and be persistent. Don’t let obstacles stop you from reaching your goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvVLZpG_xgE

New sports

There are 32 different sporting codes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

One sport is new – Breaking – and three return from their first time in Tokyo – Sport climbing, Skateboarding and Surfing.

ACTIVITY

Find out more about each of these sporting codes.

Breaking

https://www.paris2024.org/en/sport/breaking/

Suggest two reasons as to why they think this sport has been added for these Olympics.

Sport Climbing

https://www.paris2024.org/en/sport/sport-climbing/

Explain what it is about Sport Climbing that makes it an exciting sport to watch and enjoy, and what some of the rules are.

Skateboarding

https://www.paris2024.org/en/sport/skateboarding/

Explain how the skateboarding competitions will be judged. Then, ask students to imagine they are representing New Zealand at this event; what would be the most complicated trick they could do?

Surfing

https://www.paris2024.org/en/sport/surfing/

Name where this event will be held for the Paris 2024 Games, then suggest three reasons why this particular location was selected.

Then:

Get students to write a persuasive letter to the IOC to ask them to add a new sport to the next Olympics.

Sports represented at the Paris Olympics

There will be 32 sports represented at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Only one new sport has been included.

Most of the events will be held in Paris or nearby but events such as Football and Basketball will be held across the nation. Surfing will be held in Tahiti.

Complete Activity 03A; Sports represented at the Paris Olympics.