1. Olympics for a Multidisciplinary Education Hannah Knipple

2. Broad Objectives Reduce the number of meaningless fragmented activities or tasks associated with CT requirements. ~ Combine the many disciplines studied throughout the day or week into one comprehensive unit and tie it to an exciting real life event (the 04 Olympics). Improve intergroup relations and increase acceptance of different learning abilities ~ STAD like group work

3. Disciplines History ~ Intro to the Athens Olympics Spelling ~ Incorporated into all activities Math ~ Tallies and sports Geography ~ North, South, East, West Anatomy ~ Basic anatomy + function Creative Writing ~ Incorporates all of the above

4. Specific Objectives of Anatomy Lesson Students will learn about basic functioning body parts, how they relate to physical activity, and how they must be taken care of (diet, rest, exercise). Students will work together to spell unfamiliar (and familiar words). (Objectives supported by the CT education framework)

5. Anatomy Lesson Activities Students construct a body consisting of paper cutouts of: –Lungs –Heart –Muscle –Stomach –Bone –Skin –Brain Students determine the function of body in relation to sports: –Oxygen –Blood –Movement –Nutrients –Structure/Strength –Sweat –Focus/Concentration

6. Spelling Words ANATOMY Lungs Heart Muscles Bone Skin Brain Blood Sweat Air Food Students apply anatomy spelling words to sports spelling words to form complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation. SPORTS Water Polo Diving Archery Fencing Boxing Marathon Swimming Tennis Etc.

7. Group Evaluation Worksheet 1) When I breathe, ____ goes into my _____. 2) My _____ pumps ____ all over my body. 3) When I eat, ____ goes to my stomach. 4) My _____ help my body move. 5) My _____ keep me from being floppy. 6) I have to drink water when I run because my skin ____. 7) My ____ helps me think and focus.

8. Individual Evaluation Worksheet  1) When I run my skin ____.  2) When I breathe, air goes to my _____.  3) When I eat, ____ goes to my stomach.  4) My ___ helps me focus.  5) My _____ keep me from being floppy.  6) My heart pumps ____ all over my body.  7) My _____ helps my body move.

9. The Curriculum Conclusion: Once students have completed the history, spelling, math, anatomy, and geography components of the curriculum they combine all the materials they have acquired throughout the week –Anatomy sentences –Sports and math sentences –Geography and Athens sentences and work together to form a story for a class travel log labeled “Our Trip to the Summer Olympics in Athens.”

10. Conclusion The lesson provided information useful for active living and was tied to the comprehensive Olympic theme.The lesson provided information useful for active living and was tied to the comprehensive Olympic theme. –Meaningful application of CT requirements Students had motivation to work together rather than against each other.Students had motivation to work together rather than against each other. –Increasing respect for one another. Two subjects (spelling and writing) were combined into one anatomy lesson. All addressed disciplines were combined into the creative writing project.Two subjects (spelling and writing) were combined into one anatomy lesson. All addressed disciplines were combined into the creative writing project. –Reducing fragmentation