Life in Utah Students investigate the biodiversity of plant and animal life of the Northern Utah Mountains. They use this information to perform additional research to produce a brochure about a specific species. They interpret the research to explain why Utah was selected for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Heat and Insulation Students design and perform an experiment on heat insulation and relate their investigation to methods of minimizing heat loss during winter sport competition. An Olympic Taxonomy Key Students use the Internet to organize information regarding 2002 Olympic Winter Games events by constructing a taxonomy key.
Students use the information to design equipment for a new winter sporting event.
Earth Our Greatest Resource Students gather and evaluate newspaper articles related to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and Earth systems. Chemistry and Sport Students learn about and conduct an experiment that demonstrates exothermic and endothermic reactions. Students create a concept map of their research and construct a time line using various types of equipment used for the Olympic Winter Games. Students will also explore how chemistry has influenced improvements in Olympic Winter sport equipment. Newton's Laws and Winter Sports Students design a model snowboard to overcome friction and research the history of at least three different types of equipment used during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.