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Name:………………………………………………………………………….
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History Of The Olympics
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The Rings
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Continents, Countries and Hemispheres
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England – Host County 2012
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Green Games - Sustainability
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Sports
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Going For Gold
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City Climate
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Seeing The Sites
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County Flag Crossword
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Population And Nationality
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General Geography Of Olympic Countries
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Build A Brand
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Olympic Acrostic
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Quiz Time
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First Ancient Olympics:
The first Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece in 776BC in honour of the God Zeus.
Zeus was thought of as the god of a) Love
b) The Sky
c) War.
The aims of the games were to show the physical qualities of the athletes and encourage
good relations between the cities of Greece and lasted one day with just one event:
a) Weight Lifting
b) Wrestling
c) Running.
Only men were allowed to compete and only unmarried women were allowed to watch the
games so some women a) dressed as men and sneaked in
b) Protested outside the stadiums
c) Sent their daughters to report back.
Winners took part in two ceremonies, the first they received a palm bunch and had red
ribbons tied round their hands and heads, in the second the winner had an olive tree wreath
placed on their head.
Women In The Olympics:
Women were not allowed to take part in the games as it was thought to be “impractical,
uninteresting, anaesthetic and incorrect”, but in 1900 eleven women were allowed to take
part in lawn tennis and golf. In 1912 women were allowed to partake in swimming but
America didn’t take part as they didn’t allow their female athletes to take part in events
without a) Long Skirts
b) Bikinis
c) Arm Bands
The women’s 800m running race was banned between 1928 and 1960 due to too many of
the competitors collapsing at the finishing line. Luigiua Giavotti holds the title for being the
youngest Olympic medal winner when she won silver for the Italian gymnastics team at the
age of 11 years and 302 days. Today participants need to be a) 16 within the Olympic year
b) 18 within the Olympic year
c) 21 within the Olympic year
Cancelled Games:
The Modern Olympics have been running for 116 years and have only been cancelled three
times, in 1916, 1940 and 1944. Why do you think this was?
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Colour in the Olympic Rings the correct colours.
Why are the linked rings an Olympic symbol? ……………………………………………………………………….
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What does each colour represent?
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One the map above:
Colour and label the continents:
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antarctica
Europe
On The Map Above:
Colour and label the continents:
Label the oceans:
Asia
Arctic
Africa
Atlantic
North America
Indian
South America
Pacific
Antarctica
Europe
Oceania
Mediterranean
How many Londons are there
in the world? ………………………..
Draw an arrow and label
London UK
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Country Jumble:
Here is a list of some of the 205 countries taking part in the London 2012 London Olympics.
Unfortunately, the names have been jumbled up. Unscramble the names and write the
correct names in the spaces on the right.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
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Who’s Where?
On the maps below correctly name the continent and label the countries listed:
Continent:…………………………………………………………….
Algeria
Nigeria
DR Congo
Senegal
Côte d’lvoire
South Africa
Egypt
Tanzania
Ethiopia
Uganda
Kenya
Zambia
Mozambique
Continent:…………………………………………………………….
Armenia
Malaysia
Georgia
Mongolia
India
Qatar
Iran
Singapore
Israel
Tajikistan
North Korea
Thailand
Vietnam
Continent:…………………………………………………………….
Australia
New Zealand
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Continent:…………………………………………………………….
Venezuela
Uruguay
Peru
Guyana
Ecuador
Colombia
Chile
Brazil
Argentina
Continent: …………………………………………………………….
Bahamas
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
United States
Continent: …………………………………………………………….
Cyprus
France
Greece
Ireland
Luxembourg
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
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United Kingdom:
Separated from mainland Europe by the English Channel, the United Kingdom controls
Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), a number of small islands and Northern
Ireland. The Welsh and Scottish nations remain recognizably individual, despite being part of
a whole state.
England, Ireland, Scotland Wales?
Country
England
Capital
Edinburgh
Land Mass
8,022sq mi
Saint
Patrick
Ireland
Cardiff
30,414
George
Scotland
London
5,345
David
Wales
Belfast
50,346
Andrew
When Will The Olympics Take Place In London? (tick one box)
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1st January – 31st December 2012
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23rd March 2012
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27th July – 12th August 2012
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24th December – 26th December 2012
When Has London Hosted The Olympics In The Past? (tick two boxes)
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1908
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1924
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1948
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1956
Locating A Logo:
The London 2012 games aim to inspire people to do more and try new things and this was
wanted to be shown through the 2012 logo. The logo was carefully considered, thinking
about font, colour, image and being understandable worldwide. It’s distinct, bold and
buzzing with energy showing London isn’t afraid to “mix thing up and change things.”
The colours are a modern twist on the traditional Olympic colours and were inspired by the
world’s media, communications and fashions. A special typeface was created for London
2012 and is used for all communications and advertisements
associated with the games. It’s intended to convey the spirit,
energy and dynamism of London 2012.
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Getting The Vote!
London was elected as the 2012 Olympic Games host on 6th July 2005 defeating Moscow,
New York, Madrid and Paris after four rounds of intense voting.
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City
London
Paris
Madrid
New York
Moscow
Country
Round 1
22
21
20
19
15
Round 2
27
25
32
16
Round 3
39
33
31
Round 4
54
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Getting The Lions Share:
Complete the pie chart below to show the percentage of votes each country got in the first
round of voting. Don’t forget to add a title and key:
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Key:
In which round did London not have the majority vote?
How many votes was London behind in this round?
Who was London’s closest competition throughout the voting?
In which hemisphere are all these cities?
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Leading London:
The vision for the London 2012 Games is to inspire change. This is reflected in the objectives
for ‘sustainable development’. London is the first Host City to include sustainability from the
very beginning of its planning, aiming to set new standards, creating positive, lasting change
for the environment and communities. For London 2012, ‘sustainability’ is more than being
‘green’.
What exactly is sustainability:…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Making A Change:
London is the second largest city in Europe and the 8 million people who live there, not to
mention the 20 million international tourists a year, contribute to the vast demand and
consumption of a leading city. Pictured below are some of the projects London is promoting
to cut down on its carbon emissions to help with its carbon footprint and make life more
sustainable:
Choose four of the above projects and explain how it helps towards
a sustainable way of life:
Project
Benefits
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Calculating Your Own Footprint:
Experts have calculated the residential proportion of London’s carbon footprint is 2.67 per
resident, do you think your carbon footprint is higher or lower than this? You can now find
out…
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Log onto a computer and go to: http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/
Work through the questions as honestly as you can
At the end of the quiz you will be told how many planets your living by, your carbon
footprint and the percentage of areas in your life this is made up from
I am living as if we had ……………….. planets to support us
My carbon footprint is ………………..
Complete the bar chart below to show the percentages of you carbon footprint made up by
food, travel, home and ‘stuff’.
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You have also been given a personal tip on how to
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reduce your carbon footprint in each area of your life.
Complete the table below with the tip and how it can
help reduce your carbon footprint:
Tip:
Food
Benefit:
Tip:
Travel
Benefit:
Tip:
Home
Benefit:
Tip:
Stuff
Benefit:
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Research the Olympic sports these symbols represent and find them in the word search
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In the Beijing Olympics 2008, Great Britain received 19 gold, 13 silver and 15 bronze medals
collecting 47 in total and coming fourth after China, United States and Russia. Several of the
gold’s were awarded in:
Athletics: Women’s 400m
Cycling Track: Men’s Individual Pursuit
Cycling Road: Women’s Road Race
Cycling Track: Men’s Sprint
Swimming: Women’s 800m Freestyle
Rowing: Men’s Four
Imagine you won one of these events – Write and perform a speech describing what you
went through and how you feel:
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Look out the window, what is it like out there? Hot? Cold? Wet? Dry?
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This is the weather – it describes what is happening in the atmosphere here and now. The
climate however is the average weather recorded over thirty years for one particular place.
London’s Climate:
London has a changeable, temperate climate with typically English weather. The
concentration of large buildings in the city centre, which absorb much of the day time
sunshine, especially during the summer months, offers some of the areas highest
temperatures. The two main elements of the climate which affect Britain most are
temperature and rainfall. The table below shows these for London:
Temperature (oC)
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8
11
14
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16
13
11
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4
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (mm)
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36
51
43
46
46
46
43
43
74
46
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Using the information in the table
complete the climate graph below.
Use the graph and data to complete
the following text:
The hottest month in London is………………..
with a temperature of……….and the coldest
month is………………..with a temperature of
………. . This give a……….difference in the
months.
The wettest month in London is………………..
with……….mm of rain and the driest month is
………………..with……….mm of rain. This
gives a……….difference in the
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months. The total average
rainfall for London in a year
is……….mm.
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Tourism is an important contributor to many countries’ economies. The bar graph below
shows the top London attractions for Great Britain tourists in 2010:
Graph To Show Numbers Of Visitor To Londons Top Attractions In 2010
London is the worlds most visited destination by foreign travellers and one of the most
accessible cities in the world. It is thought that through ‘Games motivated tourism’ the
tourism trade could receive an extra £2 million during the two weeks of the Olympics and
there could be an additional 3% in overall tourism across England. Nevertheless this can
have negative impacts unless it is properly managed, and the conflicting needs of interest
groups are balanced.
Complete the spider diagram below with as many positive and negative impacts an increase
of tourism can have on an area:
Positive
Negative
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As well as in increase of tourism in the capital, London 2012 is trying to encourage tourists
to explore beyond London. Great Britain has many varied and interesting opportunities for
all types of tourists, these can be categorised into two main groups:
Human Attractions:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Physical Attractions:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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For a small country, Great Britain has a large range of landscapes and cultures which many
people haven’t seen as they holiday abroad. Imagine you have friends visiting from America
and you want to show them the ranges of interests Great Britain can incorporate. On the
map below indicate one of each of the following and what they have to offer for a tourist: A major city (not London) e.g. Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow or Cardiff
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seaside resort e.g. Bournemouth, Blackpool or Brighton
- A historic
town e.g. Winchester, York, Edinburgh, Oxford or Norwich
- A countryside
area e.g. Lake District, Snowdonia or the Norfolk Broads
Major City:…………………………………………
Seaside Resort:……………………………………
Historic Town:………………………………………
Countryside Area:………………………………
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Down:
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Talking The Talk:
In Great Britain, the main language is English, it’s a West Germanic language, originating
from England with over fifty percent of the words derived from Latin. English is the second
most spoken ‘first’ language (native speakers) after Mandarin (Chinese, 1121million) with
1000million speakers across the world.
Every part of the country has its own way of speaking English with a distinctive accent and
way of saying certain things. Wales has its own unique language of which twenty-five
percent of people still speak: Shwmae means how are you? in Welsh. In some regions of
Scotland, Gaelic is used as the first language, particularly in some areas of Highlands and the
Western Isles.
The population of
Language
Ethnic Group‫٭‬
Religion‫٭‬
Great Britain is made
Welsh – 600,000
English – 80%
Anglican – 45%
up of different
Irish – 106,800
Scottish – 9%
Other – 39%
nationalities and
Scottish Gaelic – 60,000 Northern Irish – 3%
Catholic – 9%
ethnic groups. The
Cornish – 2,500
Welsh – 3%
Presbyterian – 4%
table shows the
Other – 5%
Muslim – 3%
breakdown of the
‫٭‬Figures shown in percentage of whole country
major groups in the country. Using these figures
compete the charts below to show the proportions of different groups within Great Britain:
Ethnic Group:
Religion:
Language:
Great Britain has many famous football players who play for an English League team.
Complete the table below with where the player originates from:
Player
Fernando Torres
Joseph Yobo
Dimitar Berbatov
Michael Ballack
Van Persia
Luka Modric
English Team
Chelsea
Everton
Manchester
Chelsea
Arsenal
Tottenham
Nationality
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This booklet has included all the countries taking part in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Complete the table with the capital city, continent, population of the whole country and
name of the national anthem….
Country
Ukraine
Trinidad And Tobago
Somalia
Slovenia
Serbia
San Marino
Saint Kitts And Nevis
Panama
Namibia
Malta
Libya
Kuwait
Jamaica
Haiti
Grenada
Gabon
Eritrea
Dominion Republic
Costa Rica
British Virgin Isles
Bosnia And Herzegovina
Belarus
Bahamas
Antigua And Barbuda
Capital
Kiev
Continent
Population
National Anthem
Forged From The Love Of
Liberty
9,359,000
N. America
Kingston
1,475,000
Europe
March On Bahamaland
Which country is the furthest south? ………………………………………………………………………..
What is its capitals longitude and latitude? ……………………………………………………………….
Which country is the furthest north? ………………………………………………………………………..
What is its capitals longitude and latitude? ……………………………………………………………….
Which country has the largest population? ………………………………… with a population
of …………………………………
Which country has the smallest population? ………………………………… with a
population of ……………………………
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The Big Idea:
Your school has decided to run sports day as a mini Olympic Games this year and has
enrolled you to produce a name, logo and brand to help advertise it. The name and logo will
be used on all the posters, adverts and merchandise for the Games so needs to be relevant
and eye-catching.
What’s In A Brand?
Look at the titles below, list beneath them the first brand names you think of…
Fizzy Drinks
Chocolate
Sports
Phones
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Do you have the same brand names as your peers in your class? Put a circle round the
dominant brand in each category.
Choose one of the brands from above and draw it in the box below. Think about the choices
made by the company about the colours, shapes, texts, etc when designing their logo.
Annotate your drawing with what you think each aspect of the logo suggests…
Colours:
Shapes:
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Text:
Mood:
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Target Audience:
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Celebrities:
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A Winning Logo:
The Olympics and Paralympics Games are about more than just sporting excellence, it’s an
opportunity to develop a set of universal principles – or values – which can be applied to
education and to society as a whole, as well as to sport as a whole.
What are the Olympic and Paralympics Games Values? Search ‘The Olympic and Paralympic
Values – Video’ and watch the short video for the answers:
Olympic
Paralyimpic
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Draw and/or write in the box below what comes to mind when you think of these values:
Swap booklet with your partner, circle four pictures and/or word which you support most.
Have ago at producing a spider diagram of names and slogans for your schools Olympic
Games – You many want to look at some of the past Olympic logos for ideas:
Names
and Slogans
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Eye-Catching Colour And Fascinating Fonts:
Colour and font need to be carefully considered when designing a logo, turn back to page
nine (England – Host Country 2012) and you can refresh your memory of the London 2012
logo and the colours and font used.
Look at the colours and words below. What moods and connotations do they mean to you?
Colour:
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Colour:
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RED
Blue
Colour:
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Font:
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To help you decide on colours for your logo you could design a mood board separate from
your booklet keeping in mind the Olympic values.
Think about your logo and what it is trying to say, you may want to consider including your
schools motto. In the space below sketch some of your ideas for your final design. Don’t
worry if you don’t have a complete logo yet:
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Final Design:
In the space below draw and colour your final design for your schools Olympic Sports Day.
Use the information you have gathered over the past few pages to annotate your logo
explaining reasons for your design:
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Whilst working towards building your own logo for your schools sports day you investigated
what the Olympic and Paralympic values are. On the acrostic below, work with a friend to
add your own values using the letters which spell out the word ‘Olympics’. The words do not
need to begin with the letters but must fit across:
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It’s time to quiz your friends on what they remember about the London 2012 Olympic
Games…
Come up with ten of your own questions and three possible answers to them – remember
one of them has to be correct!!! Pass your quiz to a friend and give them a mark out of
ten…Good Luck…
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Resources:
http://www.london2012.com
http://projectbritain.com/olympics
http://footprint.wwf.org.uk