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Directions:
We will work through each stimulus as a class. You will add your answer by pressing the "+" button under each heading. Make sure you are logged in so that we see your name.

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Read the article, take the quiz, take the vocab quiz, complete your half-sheet.

1) Write three things you learned.
2) What was your score on the quiz?
3) Write one new vocabulary word and its meaning.

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Ah, the Olympics. The of athletic glory. The whole world waits for the competitions to roll around every four years. Surely all 196 countries participate , right? Or are there a limited number of spots? Does the host city get to decide who takes part?

The host city has many important . But choosing which countries can compete in the games is not one of them. The Olympics aren't limited to a certain number of countries, either. In fact, Brazil welcomed over 10,500 athletes from 206 countries during the summer of 2016!

Wait just a second...206 countries? How is that possible? Aren't there only 196 countries in the world? It's true, most sources put the number of countries in the world at 196. So how do 206 nations take part in the Olympics? Where did the extra 10 come from?

For a country to participate in the Olympics, it must have a National Olympic (NOC). That has to be by the International Olympic (IOC). The rules regarding NOCs were changed in 1996. Today, a new NOC has to be from a country recognized by the United Nations. Prior to 1996, however, the IOC recognized NOCs from some territories of other nations. That explains why more than 196 countries take part in the Olympics.

For example, 204 countries sent athletes to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. That number was made up of 193 of the 196 independent nations (all but South Sudan, Kosovo, and Vatican City). The other 11 were territories of other countries. This included American Samoa, Aruba, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Guam, Hong Kong, Palestine, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

How about the Winter Olympics? Far fewer athletes take part in the Winter Games. Are you WONDERing why? It comes down to . Many countries around the world don't have temperatures that would allow them to compete in most winter sports. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, there were 2,952 athletes from 92 countries.

The Olympics have come a long way since the first Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Only 14 countries took part that year. The 2020 Olympics, which were pushed to 2021 due to COVID-19, will welcome 205 countries to Tokyo, Japan!

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How Many Countries Participate in the Olympics?

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Ah, the Olympics. The of athletic glory. The whole world waits for the competitions to roll around every four years. Surely all 196 countries participate , right? Or are there a limited number of spots? Does the host city get to decide who takes part? The host city has many important .

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Using your paper, draw some sketches of your new mascot.

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Choose the main factors that will influence YOUR mascot. List them below. You must at least have 3.
- WHY did you pick these?
- Search the web and add some possible images that go along with your factors.
- Add your images to your post.

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1) Look through the list of previous mascots.
2) Pick 2 that stand out to you.
- List what they are.
- Describe how it looks or important features
- Where were the Olympics that year?
- Why did this Mascot stand out to you.
- Copy & paste the Mascot under your entry.

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Hoduri was a tiger mascot. It looks like a tiger. On it head is a hat with an "S" ribbon. The S stands for Seoul. The Olympics were in Seoul, Korea that year. It reminds me of the Daisy Bates mascot.

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The mascot standed out to me because it looked like frosty the snowman. They look like a snowman. The added features are the hat with antlers. That year  they were in germany.

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Wenlock looks like a alien, it has one eye, its has red stripes on its body, and some bracelet around its wrist. The place was in London. It standed out to me because it looked like a alien and i like aliens and it also looked weird.

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Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini

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Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini

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They look like teddy bears. They were at Beijing that year. They stood out to me because they are small and they mean different elements like earth and fire.  All there names mean welcome to Beijing.All there names mean a different thing like red means a passion of sport.

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A Vučko is a wolf, the Vučko is black and white it was in Sarajevo. The olympics year was 1984. The mascot stood out to me because it looked cool.

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Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini 

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Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini 

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Nini, jingjing,yingying,beibei, huanhuan means welcome to beijing. Huanhuan

is fire that brings good sport.Nini

is a swallow that wishes good

luck.Blue is a fish. I pick them because they look like crumpet.

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I learned that there is 196 country's in the wourld.Brazil welcomed over 10,500 athletes from 206 countries during the summer of 2016!South Korea, there were 2,952 athletes from 92 countries. I got 100% on my quiz.
My vocabulary word is international and it means all around the wourld.

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I would like something that is cute because it would not bite me and so I dont get hurt

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Im going to pick 2 mascots one is strong and cute the cute one is a Fox and the strong one is a Wolf. :)

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I picked a Hawk because they are fearce and go for their pray instead of running from their pray and the don,t hide from their pray and they can fly.

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Im going to draw a snake with dimonds and stones . I chose this animal because it can protect its self from predtors.

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I want my mascot to be cute and tough so I chose an alien. They are awesome because they are trying to kill all humans there trying to eat us and rule this world and I support that!

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I choice dragon for my sec mascot