Winter Olympics History Year by Year

Keywords

chart, graphic organizer, Olympic Games, winter

Materials Needed

Lesson Plan

The Winter Olympic Games were held for the first time in 1924, in Chamonix, France. Of the 258 athletes from 16 nations who competed, 245 were men and 13 were women. In this lesson, students learn about the Winter Olympic Games throughout history. They use books and/or CBS SportsLine.com's Web page, Winter Olympics History, to help them complete the Winter Olympic Games History work sheet.

Assessment

Students should accurately complete 80 percent of the fields on the worksheet. The answer key follows:

Olympic Year	Host City and Country	Number of Men Competing	Number of Women Competing	Number of Nations Competing
1924	Chamonix, France	245	13	16
1928	St. Moritz, Switzerland	438	26	25
1932	Lake Placid, New York (U.S.)	231	21	17
1936	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	588	80	28
1948	St. Moritz, Switzerland	529	77	28
1952	Oslo, Norway	585	109	30
1956	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	688	132	32
1960	Squaw Valley, California (U.S.)	522	143	30
1964	Innsbruck, Austria	891	200	36
1968	Grenoble, France	947	211	37
1972	Sapporo, Japan	800	206	35
1976	Innsbruck, Austria	892	231	37
1980	Lake Placid, New York (U.S.)	839	233	37
1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	1,000	274	49
1988	Calgary, Alberta (Canada)	1,110	313	57
1992	Albertville, France	1,313	488	64
1994	Lillehammer, Norway	1,474	531	64
1998	Nagano, Japan	1,488	814	72
2002	Salt Lake City, Utah	1,513	886	77

Lesson Plan Source

Education World

Submitted By

Gary Hopkins

National Standards

LANGUAGE ARTS

• English
  GRADES K - 12
  NL-ENG.K-12.7 Evaluating Data
  NL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research Skills