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Essential Question: What does it take to build a dog team? (Genetics/Selective Breeding/Inheritance) By Sid Lucas Students learn about the history and selective breeding of the Alaskan Husky sled dog by applying specific rules of inheritance and simulating a musher’s breeding program to achieve a lead dog with superior traits. Prior Knowledge: Students should have …
Dear Teachers, The race is about 3 weeks away….unbelievable! Here is an Iditarod Math Problem Solving sheet that can be used to get your students thinking about the upcoming race. The problems will require students to navigate the iditarod.com website for some answers. Answer sheet is also included. Have fun! ~Sled Dog Ed
Hello, Teachers! The children from our kennels came home yesterday …
That’s right, another musher has signed up for the 2017 Iditarod! Rule 2 allows mushers to sign up after December 1. There are 75 mushers signed up to run the 2017 Iditarod. The race begins the first Saturday in March and ends when the last musher crosses the finish line into Nome. Share the news …
Over the summer I did a post about Alaskan animals. I was fascinated by seeing a moose, porcupine, and bear all in one night. After that night, I took what I saw and turned it into a language arts and science lesson. Along the Iditarod trail, and during training, a musher may encounter may different …
Whatever Pulls Your Sled by Jeanine Wolf Students will test determine if the surface of an object will effect how much force it takes to pull that object. They will then determine the most efficient way to attach the string to the object to reduce the necessary force and finally they will adjust the take …
Greetings Teachers! What does the word “qualify” mean to you? How about to your students? The world is filled with many important events that one must qualify for or have the certain qualifications of which to participate. There are qualifications for graduation, joining a sports team, entering contests, holding public office, becoming a citizen, applying …
Dear Educators, Just a quickie here…..some teachers have been searching the Education website for Daily Grammar Practice Sentences to use with their classes. I decided to put them all in one attachment for your convenience. These daily grammar sentences were originally created by the 1999 Teacher on the Trail™, Andrea Aufder Hyde (Finney) and …
Dear Teachers, How many times have you given special recognition or awards to your students in the classroom? For what types of things do you choose to recognize them or reward them? How do you determine what the qualifications for each will be and ultimately who will get the award? A special recognition in the …
Lesson Summary: Not only are the dogs in top notch physical condition for Iditarod, the mushers are too. Mushers need to have upper body strength, lower body strength, core strength, cardio-vascular endurance, flexibility and mental stamina. Students will create stations for a circuit-training course aimed at helping mushers improve strength, endurance and flexibility. Procedural …