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If you do not have an Iditarod Insider subscription yet, now is the time for you to subscribe. You and your class will have the opportunity to view videos, follow mushers through GPS tracking, watch live broadcasts, and view the live finish in Nome. Having an Insider subscription is not required for this lesson, but it …
The Iditarod has an impressive historic value that it brings to the state of Alaska. Not only does it have historic value, but it also shares rich culture among all the countries that participate in the race each year. Including the United States, there are 8 countries represented in this year’s Iditarod. One country not …
I like to have my students learn the history of the Iditarod early on in the year so we can refer to it as we progress. This past week my students have been completing and sharing tasks about the history of the Iditarod. In addition to using Katie Mangelsdorf’s book Champion of Alaskan Huskies, students also used …
So this year everything I’ve touched has gone to the dogs… and that includes my Robotics Club! I work with a group of fourteen fourth and fifth graders once a week after school using Lego Mindstorms to begin to explore programing and basic robotics. We usually spend the fall semester learning how to program and …
Earlier in this school year as a part of our study of National Parks and as a wonderful tie it to the dog sledding theme that runs throughout my school year, my students and I did a Distance Learning Field Trip with Denali National Park. [LINK] This is a wonderful program that is presented by …
Meanwhile Back at School: This week we have been exploring mean, median, mode, and range. It’s a great way to review the basic operations and it’s essential to understand some of the data that comes out of the Iditarod. So, this week we have been analyzing data galore. We have calculated the mean, median, mode, …
This year, two mushers will be carrying special packages on their sleds to make a special delivery in Nome. In order to promote vaccine awareness, Martin Buser and Aliy Zirkle will carry vaccine from Anchorage to Nome. Vaccines are given to children to help prevent various diseases. This event is being organized by Lisa Schobert, …
I have had a jam packed three weeks doing pre-trail Skypes with schools all over the country. It’s been a lot of fun to talk Iditarod with kids of all ages and all levels of experience with the race via Skype in the Classroom. One of main goals while I’m out on the trail is …
Rule Number 11 deals with the race purse: Rule 11 — Purse: A purse of $650,000 will be shared among those placing in the top thirty (30). Every effort will be made to supplement this baseline purse. In addition, beginning with 31st place, $1,049.00 will be paid to each remaining finisher. But of course the …
What do you call an angle that is adorable? Acute angle! This week we are all about angles in math class! This is a new skill for us… it appears in the new version of our math book, and is something we haven’t taught before. So, I started by thinking of where on earth I …