MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES & BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
UNIT OF STUDY: The Olympic Games
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YEAR LEVEL: Stage 2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Six Thinking Levels
Knowing
List all the cities that
have hosted a modern
Olympic Games.
OR
List the 28 sports that
will be played at the
Athens Olympics.
Draw a timeline to
show the modern
Olympic Games from
1986 to the present.
Understanding
Applying
Analysing
Creating
Evaluating
Design a book of
Olympic world records.
Ask your teacher for the
proforma OR
Create a Y chart for the
2004 Opening
Ceremony.
Class activity
Using pattern blocks,
create a pictogram
depicting an Olympic
sport.
Make a poster outlining
five important rules for
good sportsmanship.
Make sure your rules
relate to a particular sport.
Create a mobile of
Olympic symbols.
Evaluate the mobiles of
Olympic symbols
according to balance,
colour and appeal.
Create a flow chart
explaining how the
Olympic flame is lit on
Mount Olympus and its
journey to the host city.
Design and make a torch
for the Parramatta
Olympic Games.
Evaluate the team
uniforms in terms of
comfort, visual appeal
and how well it represents
the team.
Advertise the Parramatta
Olympic Games by
writing and performing a
short jingle.
Create and write a
simple rhythm for a
percussion instrument to
accompany 1 minute of
music from the Opening
Ceremony.
Class activity
With your group, create
an Olympic cauldron for
the Parramatta
Olympics. Draw a
labeled diagram.
Create a scrapbook of
‘Olympic highlights’.
Write a response for the
2004 Opening Ceremony.
Comment on colour,
movement, music and
cultural significance.
Create a story map of a
favourite Greek myth or
legend.
Design a ticket for entry
into an Olympic sport of
your choice for the 2004
Games.
Write a biography for a
current Australian
Olympic athlete.
Categorise the host cities
into their corresponding
continents.
OR
Categorise the 28 sports
into various categories.
Make an Olympic collage
using photos from the
newspaper.
Draw a Venn diagram to
compare two Olympic
sports.
Graph the medal tally for
the Australian, Greek and
a team of your choice for
the Athens Games. OR
Carry out a PMI for an
Olympic sport.
Class activity
Make a jigsaw puzzle of a
favourite Olympic photo
from a newspaper or
magazine.
Design and make, on a
cardboard cutout, a team
uniform for athletes to
wear to the opening
ceremony of the
Parramatta Olympic
Games. (localise this)
Create suitable dance
movements for one
minute of Olympic
music.
Class activity
Work with a partner or
group, and create a
mime depicting an
Olympic sport. Have the
class guess your sport.
Explain how you felt
when your favourite
athlete won their event.
Class activity
Interview a partner in a
hot seat activity. Use your
five open ended
questions.
I enjoy painting
drawing &
visualising
Collect Olympic photos
from newspapers and
magazines.
I enjoy doing
hands-on
activities
Introduce yourself as
an Olympic athlete.
Tell about your sport
including your
achievements.
Class activity
Play celebrity heads for
Olympians past and
present.
I enjoy making &
listening to music
Listen to the music
from the 2004 Opening
Ceremony.
Name and draw three
instruments used in a
particular piece of Olympic
music. Name the music
chosen.
I enjoy working
with others
Make a FACTS chart
for an Olympic athlete
OR an Olympic sport.
Find out at least ten
facts.
Write five open ended
(clever) questions for an
Olympic athlete.
I enjoy working
by myself
Draw a picture of you
playing your favourite
sport.
What is your favourite
sport? Write about it and
explain the reasons why
you like it.
Make a diorama to
illustrate a Greek myth
or legend. OR
Make a diorama of an
Olympic sport.
Investigate an after school
/weekend sport that you
could participate in. List
sport, team, cost, uniform,
venue, time, coach and
any other interesting
information.
Rank ten favourite
Olympic sports in order
of preference.
Class activity
Judge the cauldrons in
terms of availability and
appropriateness of
materials, colour,
significance to PPS.
Evaluate the performance
of an Australian athlete at
the 2004 Games.