Freeze some water in a flat tray (such as a baking tray) and try pushing different items across it (for example a toy car, a piece of metal, a piece of wood). Which move the fastest? How can you make it a fair test?
Computing
Make a stop-motion animation that shows a Winter Olympic sport taking place.
Plan, film and edit a video report about the event.
Design a game in Scratch based on one of the sports, for example skiing.
Use graphics software to design a new mascot for the next Winter Olympics.
Design Technology
Look at the different vehicles used for downhill racing (bobsleigh, luge and skeleton) and design your own vehicle. Which features will help it to go faster than the competition? How will you keep the riders safe?
Art
Look at photos of athletes taking part in the Winter Olympics and try to recreate these using different techniques.
Visit the official site and look at the graphics representing each sport (they say what they are when you hover the mouse over them). Design your own set of icons for the sports.
Make a diorama of an Olympic sport.
Can you design a new mascot for the next Winter Olympics?
Music
Compose a new theme tune to accompany sports reports about the Winter Olympics.
Geography
Research weather data from previous locations of the Winter Olympics and compare this to the data from your own location.
Mark on a map the locations of previous Winter Olympics. Use a key to show which countries have hosted the event more than once.
Make a fact file about South Korea.
History
Research the history of the Winter Olympics and present this to an audience in different ways, e.g. a podcast, a video, a multimedia presentation, a written report.
Physical education
Plan a new activity for the Winter Olympics, e.g. Snowman building events, snowball throwing competitions.
The opening ceremonies of Olympic games are usually spectacular. Plan and perform a dance that would be suitable for a Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Languages
Learn the words for winter sports in the language you are studying.
PSHE
The Mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympics is a white tiger named Soohorang. Read more about it here.
The Olympic torch travels to every Olympic games from Athens and it is a great honour to be chosen to carry it for part of its journey. Who would you nominate to carry an Olympic torch, and why?
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