Olympics & Paralympics Facts and Legacy

Materials for a collaborative project between the Universites of Tokyo and Tsukuba on the topic of "School Trip Around the Olympics Sports Museum". The questions and accompanying visualisations serve the purpose of cues for group discussions among the students before they visit the museum. They aim to bring up important topics around the history and goals of the Olympics and Paralympics, aimed at secondary school students in Japan. This is a rough draft =). Ideally we would like to explore further topics and find more appropriate materials around the selected ones. Japanese version

When did countries first participate in the Olympics?

189619001904190819121920192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082016each circle = country, coloured by continent; click to filterAsiaEuropeAfricaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaOceaniano longer exists / renamed / other
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What is the history and timeline of the Paralympics?

196019641968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016The Paralympicsdeveloped after SirLudwig Guttmannorganized a sportscompetition forBritish World War IIveterans with spinalcord injuries inEngland in 1948.Beginnings: 1948
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How do the Olympics impact the environment?

1992199419951996199819992000200420082012201420162020positive outcomenegative outcome

What is the athlete gender split at the Olympics?

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