Introduction	Task	Process	Resources
Fact Sheet	Evaluation	Conclusion	Web Sites

 

Introduction

You are a participant in one of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports. Your sport is in need of additional funding so you can successfully prepare for the games.

Your Task

Your task is to convince the Starbucks Company to contribute the needed funds to your sport so you can bring home a medal.

In groups of three, you will each have a job to research information to include in a report about the sport your group selects. This report will help Starbucks in making their decision.

Each member of the group will be checking out websites for the information in one area. Your report depends on having all the information so each member must do a thorough job.

Using the information from each team member each group will put together a report/presentation for Starbucks.

All reports will be presented to your class and Starbucks will make their funding decisions.

The Process

First your teacher will assign you to a team of 3 students. Each team will then select one of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports. There will be no teams doing the same sport.

Step 1: Tell about your sport.

Each team member will pick one of the areas below to research. When you click on the area you will find your responsibilities and tips to help you gather your information.

Expert- You will be looking for information to fill out the Olympic Fact sheet about your sport.

Advertiser- You will be creating an advertising campaign about your sport. Make it sound exciting and a good place to give the funding.

Historian- You will find information about your sport and write a history of it and its part in the Olympic games.

Step 2: Putting it all together.

After you have gathered the information completing your job. Your group will put the information together for the final report.

The report will be done on the computer either in PowerPoint or Word and will consist of:

•A fact sheet with the information about

•A poster (billboard) using word-art, images, text and other related graphics to display your sport. The poster should not be handwritten.

•A 2 page write up with a brief history of your sport. Telling the origins of the sport, how the sport has changed, how long has it been an Olympic event and how has our country performed in this event.

•A presentation bringing all of your parts together.

Resources

Some other places you may find information that is not on-line:

•Encyclopedia- you may need to look under "Olympics" or by the sport's name.

•Almanac

•At the library

Evaluation

Your project will be evaluated in four areas. Of course it is important that you complete the entire project and that your information is accurate. Equally important is how you were able to work as a group to get the information and produce your report. Your presentation shows off what you have done and shares your learning with others.

The table below will help you see what is expected and will be used to give you a final score.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Project Completion	Members did not all complete tasks, more than two of the four pieces were missing from the final report. -Presentation incomplete	Two of the following occurred: -work done by group members was incomplete -final report was missing parts -presentation not prepared	Each member completed their tasks but one part of the final report was missing or the presentation needed more work.	Each member completed all their tasks, the final report was complete. The presentation was prepared and rehearsed	__________
Group Participation	Group spent too much time arguing. All members did not contribute. Time was not well managed.	Group did not do two of the following: -work cooperatively -participation by every member -manage time well	One of the following was missing: -cooperative work -everyone participated -time was managed well.	Group members -worked cooperatively -participated equally -managed time well	__________
Accuracy	Information was inaccurate and misleading.	There were some inaccuracies in the information.	Mostly accurate. There were a few incorrect facts.	Completely accurate. Research was well done.	__________
Presentation	Work was not well organized and difficult to follow. It wasn't very interesting.	Was at times interesting but needed more organization.	Was interesting most of the time. Information was all presented.	Was well done and interesting to the audience. Entertaining.	__________
Total Score					__________

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Conclusion

It is never an easy task to decide for companies to decide whom to sponsor, but as you have learned there is much to do to get cooperate sponsorship. You have also learned about many of the Olympic sports. Who knows maybe someday you will be up on the medal stand.

Sites for you to use

Bobsled and Skeleton	US Ski team site	US Curling
US Speedskating	US Figure skating	US Biathlon
US Luge		US Olympic Team

The list of websites for the Olympics are much better the closer to the Olympics