Everybody Is a Winner in the Iditarod

In this Iditarod worksheet, students complete word problems about fractions, money, and more, based on the Iditarod race. Students complete 10 problems.

In this Iditarod worksheet, students complete word problems about the money, booties, time, and more about the Iditarod. Students complete fifteen problems.

Dice up fractions and bring this game into the classroom. Players roll dice to create fractions, and then have to find an equivalent fraction on the board. Once they get three in a row, they win! 

Revisit the 2012 Summer Olympics by having seventh graders calculate the unit rate sprinting speed of the 100-meter gold medal winner. 

Fourth graders, after reading "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen, explore/research what an Iditarod is and then create a speech about their selected musher and present their new found information to their classmates. In addition, they...

Combine math and language arts with this cross-curricular resource. Learners read a short article about the Iditarod and respond to various questions. Some questions relate to reading comprehension, while others refer to the distances...

Take your students on a mathematical adventure with this entertaining yet educational video game. Perfect for developing children's fluency with the four basic operations, this is a must-have resource for upper-elementary teachers.

Your learners will be surprised by the thought-provoking, counterintuitive puzzle presented in this short video that models a fun, fictional situation in which a game is played with two number cubes to decide which of two people wins a...

Students analyze data from the Iditarod race. In this data analysis instructional activity, students work in pairs to analyze data and answer several questions such as, "what is the difference in the rate of travel" and "how much more...

You are what you eat! Your statisticians keep a log of what they eat from anywhere between a day to more than a week, keeping track of a variety of nutritional information using a spreadsheet. After analyzing their own data, individuals...