This past weekend teachers, mushers, and even kids attended the Midwest Sled Dog Symposium and Iditarod Teacher Conference in Curtis, Michigan. The symposium, hosted by Nature’s Kennel,
Research to find the answer to this week’s trivia question. Every dog on the musher’s team has a job to do. What are names of
If you are following our journey of checkpoints, you know we were just at Yentna Station. Our journey will take us up the trail
Alaska is our largest state. In fact, it is ten times larger than Iowa (my state). Since my class learns a lot about Alaska, I
Have your class research the number of checkpoints that are on the Iditarod Trail. There are two routes on the Iditarod Trail, the Northern Route
The “Restart,” the official start of the Iditarod. The Iditarod officially begins on Willow Lake in Willow, Alaska. At 2:00 p.m. on the first Sunday
Have your students research the “Father of the Iditarod.” Who is he? When did he start the race? Why did he start the race? Did
The definition of volunteer is a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. There are thousands of people who volunteer each year for
As part of the Iditarod Summer Camp for Educators, we are given the opportunity to hook up with a rookie musher and follow them throughout
Have your students estimate how much snow must be brought into Anchorage for the Ceremonial Start? Where does this snow come from? How many streets
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