Three, two, one - and they're off! It is time for the 21st Olympic Winter Games. There's a lot of science behind all that sliding and skiing and "shwooshing!" Find your handy dandy guide to the games in this issue!

Is the snow made by snow machines fake? And just how do they get the colored lines in a hockey rink?

Learn how paleontologists remove fossils from rock!

KNOW readers review The Day-Glo Brothers, Desert Animals and Down, Down, Down.
Check out what your favourite "knowms," Knowlton and Knowella, are up to by reading their on-line journal!
Fill in our printable colouring pages, or download cool desktop background "wallpapers" for your computer!

Skiing and Snowboaring

Skating Sports

Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton

Olympic Animals

Fun Puzzles and Projects



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