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Great digital learning resources on the London Olympics and the science of sport

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Maths and Sport:  Countdown to the Olympics

Explore maths and science through the London 2012 Olympic and paralympic Games.  Activities arranged by learning level, plus a searchable sport index with interactives, Olympic measurements and current records.

Get in the Zone

experiments, kits and games supporting discovery and participation in sport. Download teacher and student resources, plus links to pe-related sites.  Similar pages for ages 11 to 19:

english for the games

Literacy-focused Olympic activities. Lesson plans incorporating language skills, plus great pDF and Word-illustrated guides to many sports ready for student annotation.

Top end sports

Sport, fitness and nutrition information covering all aspects of sports science, plus online journals, training, major sporting event links and sport clip art.

Better health channel image library

View 3D rotatable images of key components of physiology including respiratory, digestive, heart and circulatory, brain and nervous systems.