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 * Dear Grade 9 Geography Students,**
 * As you may already be aware that for this year our School Community Theme is Actively Building Community.**
 * This last unit in Geography will enable you to research and understand as to how Sports help to Actively Build Communities.**

** The following Unit Question is thus a starting point for this project: **

** What Impact Do International Sporting Events such as Olympic Games have on the host country: Its Economy, Society and Environments? **

** Area of Interaction: Environments **


 * Through study of this unit you will be able to:**
 * 1. Develop skills of enquiry, research and collaborative learning**
 * 2. Share your knowledge and research evidence using technology(blogs, embedding videos, providing links to videos, graphics, animation)**
 * 3.Expanding your skills of critical analysis and evaluation-identifying conflicts of interest and stakeholder effects**
 * 4.Communicating your ideas, thoughts and views in a creative way: including cartoons, graphics, visuals etc.**
 * 5. Enjoy learning and sharing**

** Over last couple of lessons you were introduced to the Plans for the London Olympics 2012, with some discussions on its impacts on socio- economic, natural and physical environments as well as local community. **

Now it is your turn to 1. Explore other Olympic Games or may be an International Sporting Event of your choice to:

Visit the link: []
 * **Outline the key facts related to the event**
 * **Discuss the impact of these events on the Economy, Society and the local Community of the host country**
 * **Use wikispace to blog your ideas and research evidence. You need to make at least 5 blog entries individually and include some pictures and visuals to enhance your blogs.**
 * **Cite your references or provide links to any website you may have accessed while researching.**

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