Tuesday, 24 August 2021
Naomi Research Task: 6 Disability Groups in the Paralympics
Naomi Response to text: Disability in the Paralympics
Disability in the Paralympics
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. The method used throughout the Paralympics movement to create and run fair athletic competitions is called
a) Ability Classification b) Disability Classification
c) Natural Classification d) Artificial Classification
2. To qualify for the Paralympics an athlete who is an amputee might have
a) a leg missing b) a toe missing
c) a finger missing d) no hair
3. Cerebral Palsy is a genetic disease that affects
a) your height (how tall you are) b) the colour of your hair
c) how the brain works d) how a computer works
4. List some of the problems that a person with an intellectual disability might have
→It's something that has to do with your brian like communication or maybe something else like… Strength skills? I don't really know To Be honest… Motive skills?
5. True or False: An athlete with quadriplegia needs to use a wheelchair to compete
a) True b) False?
6. Vision impaired athletes have lost their sense of
a) hearing b) touch
c) taste d) sight
7. What is the mission of Paralympic Sports?
→Their mission is to make Paralympic people succeed in the Paralympic games! They want people with disabilities to become ellexcent at sports and more interesting stuff!
Monday, 23 August 2021
Naomi Silver Math - Measurement (Monday W5, T3)
Naomi Response to text: History of the Paralympic Games
History of the Paralympics
Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.
1. The name ‘Paralympics’ means
a) the Olympic Games b) Pt England Olympics
c) the side Olympics d) alongside the Olympics
2. The man responsible for organising an athletic competition for disabled war veterans in 1948 (called the Stoke Mandeville Games) was
a) Mr Goodwin b) Mr Somerville
c) Ludwig Guttmann d) Mr Hughes
3. In 1960, the first Paralympic Games were held in
a) Auckland b) Rome
c) Sydney d) Paris
4. List some of the disabilities that Paralympic athletes might have
→one leg, no legs, no arms, one arm, People with legs and arms but can’t move.. People in wheelchairs and more disabilities! <3
5. True or False: IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee
a) True b) False
6. In the Summer Paralympic Games, athletes can compete in
a) 5 sports b) less than 3 sports
c) more than a dozen sports d) 8 sports??
7. What is one of the goals of the IPC?
→ Not sure?!
