Wednesday, September 20 Gymnastics Use the power of the Web to show your students the moves of a gymnast Print and Read Romania's Women Gymnasts Win Gold , an article about the women s Romanian gymnastics team winning the Olympic gold. Go to Brittanica 2000 Olympic Games . Follow these directions to move through the site. Click on Artistic in the left column and then click on Women s in the center of the screen. The floor plan will appear on the screen.
Students can explore and familiarize themselves with the floor plan.
As a class, discuss the various gymnastic events. Click on the bottom right box that looks like a camera to view an animation of a woman performing on a vault. While watching the animation, pick out the skills that the gymnast uses in her performance on the vault. Then click on the box that says Water Sports when you roll your mouse over it. Click on Diving in the left column.