Third Grade -

Iditarod Dog Sled Race

Iditarod Dog Sled Race: History and Background
Discover the history behind the Iditarod sled dog race. Find math challenges for grades 3-9 by clicking on Checkpoints, Winning Times, or Huskies. Calculate the winning strategy!
Iditarod
Learn about dog sled racing and the Iditarod. Read about the history of the Iditarod, or click Facts & Fiction to learn about mushing terminology, interesting trivia, and to discover the meaning of the red lantern. Maps and routes are included.

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Anchorage Daily News: Iditarod
Enjoy a 2004 preview race guide, maps, past photos, and the Musher's Hall of Fame.
 
Dogsled.com
With "All of the adventure, none of the frostbite," this site has Mushing 101 for videos on measuring a dog for a harness and how to put booties on a dog. Kidzone has a Musher's Dictionary and a math lesson. Read musher biographies and view photos from the 2001 Iditarod.
Cabelas' Iditarod Race Coverage
 http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/
The latest news, with interviews, photos and histories.		 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
@ WorkingDogWeb©
http://www.workingdogweb.com/Iditarod.htm
A comprehensive site about the dogs, and lots of information on Huskies.
Women of the Iditarod
http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/I
This site is dedicated to the women participants of the Iditarod.

Ultimate Iditarod 
http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/
- get an inside look at this race from the perspective of the mushers! Includes a neat section for teachers and students, pictures, updates, and more.

Frequently asked questions by kids http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/faqFkids.htm
 
Slide Show of the Iditarod
http://www.iditarodtours.com/slideshow.htm

This fast-paced collection of images is presented by Alaska Iditarod Tours; the slide show works on a Windows platform only. Mac photo fans can see Bill Borden's gallery at http://www.cooldreams.net/gallery/race.

 

 Iditarod: Race Across Alaska - 
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/
Get musher mania, explore the trail, interview a musher, read the latest news, and more!

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WebQuests

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/iditarod/iditarodunit.htm

http://ttt.pugetsoundcenter.org/projects/2004/ttt35/iditirodracer/resources.htm

http://devotion.brookline.mec.edu/Webquest/Marty's%20Folder/index.htm

 

 Iditarod Board Game

http://www.hitaluga.com/idgame.html

Sled Dog Racing
http://www.42explore2.com/sleddog.htm		 Interesting Mushing site worth exploring

http://mushing.fromalaska.org/three/three1stream.html

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March 05, 2008