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Edu Categories: Martha Dobson 2011 Teacher on the Trail

The Travels of Bullseye

Bullseye, the Target® mascot, travels with me to presentations I make and on trips I take. We’ve traveled to schools in North Carolina and to Asheville,

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Snow!

North Carolina, my home, is a state with very different regions—the Appalachian Mountains in the western part of the state; the rolling land of the Piedmont

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What to Wear in Alaska

THE box arrived a week ago. THE box I’ve been waiting for contains an anorak, arctic boot and a mukluk to try on for size.

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Meet the Sled Video

Learn about an old sprint sled, introduced by a couple of my students on our school’s TV announcements. [wpvideo XYaFxubD]

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Sled Dog Genetics

Breeding dogs to achieve the desired characteristics is a science for mushers. They breed dogs with these characteristics, looking at the dogs’ backgrounds of their

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Iditarod Traveling Quilts

Quilt squares-remnants of fabric that by themselves are of little use, but sewn together, they become protection against cold, works of art, and expressions of

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