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Look and See Question: What are the symbols of the Olympics?

CONTEXT: To become a Professor of Sport, it is important to understand that it is not about the winning but the taking part. The motto of the Olympic games is translated from Latin as “faster, higher, stronger” and there are many symbols within the Olympic games where these words are reflected. For example: the Olympic rings, the Olympic flag, the torch, the mascots and the medals given to the athletes. These are all symbolic, important and meaningful elements of the Olympic games. This task will give you the opportunity to look at these Olympic symbols, to learn about them and even design your own which are meaningful to you and Gatley Primary.PROGRESSION OF ACTIVITY:Look at the pictures of the Olympic symbols, do you know anything about them? How could you find out more about them? You may want to learn about and design your own for: • Olympic rings https://www.olympic.org/olympic-rings• Olympic Mascot (would you change it to reflect the past year or our school?)

https://www.olympic.org/mascots https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/olympics-mascot/

• Olympic medals. https://www.olympic.org/olympic-medals• https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/olympics-medals-design/

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• How could you design your own Olympic symbols • to reflect Gatley Primary and our values?

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What a good one looks like?

The Olympic Rings

These rings show that people from all around the world

take part in the Olympic Games.

Photo courtesy of Mike_fleming (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence –

The Olympic Rings

There are 5 rings to show that people from each of

the 5 continents can take part.

Olympic Medals

The winner of each event is given a gold

medal.

The person in 2nd

place is given a silver medal.

The person in 3rd

place receives a bronze medal.

Photo courtesy of Mafue (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence –

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