Projects for Middle School Students

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Date: December 16, 2009 11:56 am

By Linda Kal Sander, Educational Journalist, Fl

Looking for projects for your middle school (or upper elementary) students and high school students?  Iditarod is a tool that can be aligned to all content areas.  These examples will jump start your current curriculum!

Click here to view the complete lesson matrix and a rubric to assess student’s projects. (PDF document)

Verbal-Linguistic

Logical – Mathematical

Kinesthetic

Visual- Spatial

Musical

Interpersonal

Naturalist
Pretend you are a dog and write a story about your life on the trail.  Use clip art and border. Calculate the rate/distance for the trail, and project how long it would take to complete the race. Use Excel®. Demonstrate a typical Eskimo dance, and explain its history. Create a dog sled using popsicle sticks.* Write a song about the trail, dogs, or cold. Compare the training of these dogs to your own personal training for a sport you are involved in. Create a diorama of the arctic tundra. Use the internet to explain two different types of tundra foliage.