Olympic Sports

The Olympics can act as a catalyst for unifying countries through a peaceful competition. The purpose and goals of the modern Olympic Games is to bring political enemies together to promote peace and unity. They promote and encourage peace among nations.

In sixth grade we are studying the Olympics through an lens of inquiry. Students were shown images that showed athletes through the years from the first Olympics in Greece to the most recent summer games of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This helped them to formulate questions about those locations, events and people.

Through this line of wondering each student was able to choose one sport to research. They answered questions about the number of countries that play the sport, the number of spectators and the popularity of the sport. This led to a tournament to determine which sport is worthy of being in the Olympics.

The tournament began with one to one competitions where both partners had to agree one was more worthy. As sports were eliminated the students joined the winning team. Ultimately, we came down to four sports that are part of the final bracket. The final four will compete next week to determine the winning sport! We can't wait to see who wins!