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Bring the Olympics into your classroom

Talking about the Olympics can be a great way to include politics, economics, history, civics or world issues in your classroom. Find out what resources are available for educators.

Why not incorporate the Olympics into your teaching? This global sporting event is a great opportunity to bring important issues, such as human rights, nationalism and politics, into your classroom. Start the discussion today!

Explore the following interactive maps created using ArcGIS Online.

Visit arcgis.com and search for other Olympic-themed content and maps. For other classroom resources, such as lesson packs, tutorials and videos, visit the Esri Canada Lesson Planner.

 Go Canada Go!

About the Author

Angela Alexander is a K-12 Education Specialist in the Esri Canada Education and Research group. She has over 15 years of experience working with educators across Canada. Angela focuses on producing geographic information system (GIS) and curriculum-specific resources, and conducting and creating custom workshops for educators. She manages the GIS Ambassador Program and is the Technical Chair for the annual Skills Ontario GIS competition. Angela also writes monthly posts for the Esri Canada Education and Research blog, highlighting K-12 educators and partners, new ArcGIS resources and GIS-related events.

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