Students will learn the location of the Olympic Host cities and the important characteristics to be considered for that special honor. A rubric will be utilized to evaluate their map work, a map of the world will show the location of both winter and summer host cities, including past, present, and future sites. DAY ONE 1. This will show the students ancient Greece, and the developments of the Olympic Games. Discuss the qualities a host city should possess if they are to host a summer or winter Olympics.
Students are to locate past, present, and future summer host cities.
Students will work in small groups using atlases, geography books, and a large world map. Using a red marker, students will locate and label the summer host cities. Using the overhead projector, a world map will be used to check students' work DAY TWO 1. Students will use the same map as the previous day. Students are to locate the winter Olympic host cities using a blue marker.