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Recreate the Race

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Students research and find the route of the Alaskan dog sled race.In this Iditarod race lesson students find the checkpoints for the Iditarod on a map. Students research information in pairs about each one of the checkpoints. Students view various sites about the Iditarod. Student describe the geography of the region.

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2nd - 7th
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English Language Arts
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