Learning Intention:

Students will research and compare German and Australian Olympic athletes from a specific sport at the Paris Olympics 2024.

TASK – Your task is to present your information comparing Australian and German athletes in a PowerPoint

Task Instructions:

Select an athlete/team from Germany

• Select a sport/event and identify a German member(s) of the Olympic Team for 2024 in your chosen sport.

Research the athlete(s)

• Provide information about the individual or team. Give details about their names, place of birth, career highlights

• Give a summary of what is important to know about the sport to succeed in it.

• Include something interesting about the athlete/team

Select an Australian athleteteam in the same sportevent

• Select a sport/event and identify an Australian member of the Olympic Team for 2024 in your chosen sport.

Compare the German athlete with an Australian athlete

• Provide information about the individual or team. Give details about their names, place of birth, career highlights

• Give a summary of what is important to know about the sport to succeed in it.

• Include something interesting about the athlete

Present

• Present your information in a PowerPoint

• Maximum no. of slides – 10

Evidence

• Provide references for photos and information used in the presentation

• Minimum of 5 references

Marking Rubric

Performance Standards A B C D

Athlete

• Chooses athletes that compete in the same event

• Identifies career highlights

• Shows where in each country they have been born and train

Performance of Athletes

• Shows where and when the athletes performed

• Compares their performances

• Includes interesting fact about the athletes at the Olympics this year.

• Medals or PBs achieved

PowerPoint

• Clearly identifies athlete and sport

• Includes maps

• Keeps within slide limits

Presentation

• Speak clearly

• Engage the audience and maintain eye contact

References

• Provide a summary of references where you have sourced information and/or photos (minimum 5)

Collaboration and Teamwork

• Show evidence of all parties working on the assignment

• Used class time effectively without time wasting