1. Country investigation

2. Lesson ONe
Mapping Task

3. Medals won in the 2016 Olympics by continent

4. 2016 Rio Olympics gold medal tally
Top 20 Gold medal winners
Bottom 10 medal winners
Locate and mark on a blank map of the world, the countries listed here.
Annotate each country with medal tally information.

5. United States of America 46 Gold 37 Silver 38 Bronze
Great Britain 27 Gold 23 Silver 17 Bronze
CHINA 26 Gold 18 Silver 26 Bronze
RUSSIA 19 Gold 18 Silver 19 Bronze
AUSTRALIA 8 Gold 11 Silver 10 Bronze
New Zealand 4 Gold 9 Silver 5 Bronze
Dominican Republic TOTAL: 1
Egypt TOTAL: 3

6. Something interesting to think about…
The Aussies won 29 medals…..
That’s 1 medal per Australians
Compared with….
USA – 1 in every 3 million Americans
China – 1 in every 16 million Chinese
Great Britain – 1 in every British

7. Lesson Two
Demographics

8. Demographics
The statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc.
Demographics give communities information they need to plan future investments and services. They also help determine who gets Federal aid and where assistance programs are targeted
Demographics provide valuable insights about a community’s future infrastructure needs, resource allocation, and demand for municipal and other services.

9. How does the wealth of a country impact on education and health care?
You will use demographics to compare different countries that will help you think about questions like….
Does population relate to the number of Gold Medals a country received?
How does the wealth of a country impact on education and health care?
What factors impact on the access to improved water and sanitation?

10. World Population

12. Human Development Index
Looks at data about the education, life expectancy and wealth of a country
The index comes up with a number Countries can then be ranked.
This information can give you a better idea of how countries compare with each other, not just with wealth but education and health
How do you think the HDI may impact on the way a country may perform at the Olympics?

14. Activity…(see worksheet)
Complete worksheet finding the population and wealth of the top and bottom 5 countries listed on the medal tally and then answer the following questions…
Country
Number of Gold Medals
Population
GDP (PPP)
Human Index Development
USA 46
0.915 (8)
Great Britain 27
0.907 (14)
China 26
0.727 (90)
Russia 19
0.798 (50)
Germany 17
0,916 (6)
Australia 8
22,751,014 (2015) $
0.935 (2)
Portugal
0.83 (43)
Nigeria
0.514 (152)
Republic of Moldova
0.693 (107)
Morocco
0.628 (126)
Finland
0.883 (24)

15. Activity…
Complete the following sentence to describe and explain the pattern you have found. The Olympic medals table gives you a _________ idea about the population size of a country. This is because a _________ population provides a _________ chance to find the __________________. However, the Olympic medals table does not give you as good idea about the _________ of a country. This is shown by China’s wealth, which is much _________ than the other top 5 countries even though it was number ______ in the rank. This maybe because __________ hosted the Olympic Games, so they have put more __________ into training athletes to be the best, even though they are not that wealthy. Fill in the blanks with the following words: best athletes, money, good, China, lower, one, larger, greater, wealth.