Winter Olympics 2026
By:  Kevin Sills

Project at a Glance :



Driving Question:

What new sport could be introduced into the Winter Olympics that would bring excitement to the followers of outdoor winter sports?

Standards:

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Team / Culture Building:

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Entry Event:

• The students watched as many of the Winter Olympic sports as possible during lunch period in the classroom. 

Stakeholders:

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Empathy Building:

• XXStakeholders Map  ??
• XXEmpathy Map ??​

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Inquiry / Need to Knows:

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Gaining Insights:

• ​Each student will write a Love Letter or a Break up Letter to a current event in the Olympics. 

Incubation:

• Combin-ide-ation was used to create some events for the olympics​​

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Checking in:

• New and Novel

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Solution Building:

• Saturate and Group
• Poster Session​​

Critique and Revision: 

• Dot Voting

Authentic Audience:

• 5th Grade Students
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Solution Examples:   ????

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Reflection and Feedback:

• Audience used Two Stars and a Wish for feedback to the solutions
• Think Pair Share reflection

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Meet the Educator:

​Kevin Sills has taught 25 years as an elementary teacher, mostly in 4th grade. He has a masters degree in elementary education. This past year, he moved from elementary to middle school to teach 7th grade science.

          "A way to dig deeper into generating ideas for questions that students may have as well as a way to collaborate with other students during the process."