The document discusses lessons and activities about the London 2012 Olympics. The objectives are to understand why London won the bid, examine benefits of the Games, and think about how young people were inspired by sport in securing the bid. Students are asked to watch the Olympic bid film and discuss inspiration and sports shown. They then rank cards on true/untrue impacts and discuss benefits, writing a paragraph linking social and economic benefits. Finally, students consider if past Olympics provided value for money and explain their choice.
The document discusses lessons and activities about the London 2012 Olympics. The objectives are to understand why London won the bid, examine benefits of the Games, and think about how young people were inspired by sport in securing the bid. Students are asked to watch the Olympic bid film and discuss inspiration and sports shown. They then rank cards on true/untrue impacts and discuss benefits, writing a paragraph linking social and economic benefits. Finally, students consider if past Olympics provided value for money and explain their choice.
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The document discusses lessons and activities about the London 2012 Olympics. The objectives are to understand why London won the bid, examine benefits of the Games, and think about how young people were inspired by sport in securing the bid. Students are asked to watch the Olympic bid film and discuss inspiration and sports shown. They then rank cards on true/untrue impacts and discuss benefits, writing a paragraph linking social and economic benefits. Finally, students consider if past Olympics provided value for money and explain their choice.
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Lesson Objectives • To understand why London won the bid.
• To examine how people will benefit from
the Games as the vision suggests
• To think about the role of young people,
from around the world being inspired by sport in securing the London bid for the 2012 games. Watch the final London Olympic bid film • What is the message behind the film? • Are you inspired by the film? • Do you play any sports shown in the video? • Why is inspiring children around the world important, why did it help London to a successful Olympic bid? Lesson Objectives • To understand why London won the bid.
• To think about the role of young people,
from around the world being inspired by sport in securing the London bid for the 2012 games.
• To examine how people will benefit from
the Games as the vision suggests Activity: • 1. Look at all the cards in the envelope • 2. Assess which you think to be most true of the London Olympic games • 3. Assess which to be least true of the London Olympic games • 4. Discuss your thoughts with the person next to you • 5. Decide on where you want to place the cards on this piece of paper and stick them down. So how will people Benefit from the Olympic games? • In your books:
• What do you think is the most important
benefit? How is it connected to other benefits? • Write a paragraph explaining in detail why this is important.
Link in a range of different things into your answer
such as social benefits, economic benefits What do you think is the most important benefit? How is it connected to other benefits? Write a paragraph explaining in detail why this is important.
Link in a range of different things into your answer such as social
benefits, economic benefits
Mark scheme for your paragraph
• Level 5 • Level 6 • Level 7 • Explaining why • Explaining in some • Explaining in some your chosen detail why your detail why your benefit is good. chosen benefit is chosen benefit is good. Link at least good. Link a range two different ways of different ways it is good. For it is good. For example bringing in example bringing in money, lasting money, lasting impact. impact. Including social, economic, short and long term. Lesson Objectives • To understand why London won the bid.
• To think about the role of young people,
from around the world being inspired by sport in securing the London bid for the 2012 games.
• To examine how people will benefit from
the Games as the vision suggests So are the Olympic games value for money? • Now you understand a range of benefits from hosting the Olympic games….
• Do you think they are value for money?
The cost of the Olympics- are these value for money? • London 1908 394,000 1908 dollars.
• London 1948 742,268 pounds sterling, about 12 million 1982
dollars TASK: Using what you know • Mexico 1968 $ 175 million dollar budget about potential benefits of the Olympics… • 1984 Los Angeles - $ 546 million Tick if you think that • 1988 Seoul – $4bn the Games could have been value for money, cross if you think • Beijing 2008 – $500 million they weren’t.