Students use the internet to follow the Alaskan Iditarod race as well as perform research. This project-based activity will result in students creating many desktop publishing documents.

Students participate in the "Iditarod" sled race. In this Iditarod lesson, students build their own sleds and pull their classmates to checkpoints. They use mushing terms and get timed to see how fast they go.  

Students conduct research on dog sledding and the Iditarod dog sledding competition. They conduct research and write a report, then using a variety of craft materials design and create a dogsled musher and sled dogs to present with their...

Students research and read about the Iditarod Trail and then make a presenation showing their findings.

Second graders read The True Story of Balto, research Alaskan Iditarod, select factual information, and prepare presentation on the computer to present to their classmates.

Students research and find the route of the Alaskan dog sled race.In this Iditarod race instructional activity students find the checkpoints for the Iditarod on a map. Students research information in pairs about each one of the...

Students read a book about the Iditarod and write their reactions to the story. In this Iditarod lesson plan, students read the book The Great Serum Race and read their reactions to one another.

Pupils examine the timeline of the Iditarod Race in Alaska. Creating their own timeline, they add events of importance to their lives. They must have accurate dates and able to read the timeline once it is completed. They share their...

Students participate in an on-line virtual field trip to the state of Alaska. In this U.S. Geography instructional activity, students research several Internet sites dealing with travel to Alaska and activities to participate in....

Students discover facts about Iditarod racing. In this language arts lesson plan, students create a class musher picture dictionary selecting terms from the Musher Term list. Additionally, students create a class picture dictionary...

Third graders develop and create an electronic portfolio on their hometown, school, and themselves to send to a school on the Iditarod Trail. They gather information from the Internet, printed materials, and a digital camera.

Students run and try to tag a classmate as "Black Bear, Black Bear" is yelled by another student. In this P.E. lesson, students try to get to the opposite side of a playing area without being tagged or being tricked by the person who is...

Young scholars explore Alaska. This lesson is gearing mostly for students who live in Alaska.

Fifth graders graph bike mileage results. In this graphing information lesson, 5th graders get into groups, and organize the information they read. Students share how they organized the information with the rest of the class. Students...