Alaska/Iditarod Internet Resources

March, 2008

 Photos by Steven E. Landfried

Iditarod Race History/Background

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Official Site http://www.iditarod.com
Tales of the Last Great Race http://www.adn.com/iditarod/history/25/
Scholastic Magazine http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/
Cabelas' Iditarod Race Coverage http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/
Serum Run History Preservation  http://www.serumrun.org/

Iditarod Questions and Answers

Frequently Asked Questions http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/faq.htm
Iditarod for Dummies http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/dummies.htm
Iditarod Quiz Questions http://www.sleddogcentral.com/quiz2.htm#top

Outstanding Iditarod Race Coverage

Anchorage Daily News http://www.adn.com/iditarod/
Cabelas http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/
Ultimate Iditarod http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/links.htm

Representative 2008 Iditarod Mushers

Alphabetical List of Current Entrants http://www.iditarod.com/1-5.html
Musher Websites http://dj040.k12.sd.us/web_sites_for_mushers.htm
Martin Buser—Big Lake, AK http://www.buserdog.com/
Melanie Gould—Talkeetna, AK http://www.melaniegould.org/index.html
Dee Dee Jonrowe—Willow, AK http://www.deedeejonrowe.com/
Gary Paulsen—Tularosa, MN http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/

Sled Dog Groups

Alaska Dog Mushers Association http://www.sleddog.org/
Mushing www.mushing.com
Dogsled.com http://www.dogsled.com/
Sled Dog Central http://www.sleddogcentral.com/racelinks.htm

Other Sled Dog Races

Copper Basin 300 http://www.cb300.com/
Kuskokwim 300 http://www.k300.org/
John Beargrease http://www.beargrease.com/
Klondike 300 http://www.klondike300.org/index.php?option=com_otf_gallery&Itemid=19
Yukon Quest http://www.yukonquest.org/

 

Iditarod Teacher on the Trail

Cassandra Wilson http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/profdev049.shtml

 Excellent Curriculum Integration Projects

Elditarod Project (Sponsored for 380 schools by Science Focus Elementary School, Arlington, VA) http://surfaquarium.com/eiditarod/
Tilford on the Trail http://www.vinton-shellsburg.k12.ia.us/tms/seventh/rdg7/iditarod/idit.html
Interactive Web Quest http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/iditarod/
State Road Elementary Library (multiple cross-curricular web links) http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/iditarod.html
Thematic Iditarod Units http://www.buddyproject.org/thematic/iditarod.asp

Interactive Teaching Websites

Malamute Jigsaw http://www.jigzone.com/ms/z.php?zi=5190000661CE&z=48_piece_classic
Sled Team http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sleddogs/multimedia/sleddogs-game.html
Web Sites for Mushers  http://dj040.k12.sd.us/web_sites_for_mushers.htm
Wolves http://www.boomerwolf.com/hunt1.htm

Grade Level Teaching Ideas

K-2 Grade Iditarod Teaching Activities http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/tguide/lesson1.htm
5th Grade Iditarod Project http://www.chathamma.com/iditarod/
K-12 Teaching Ideas http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/teachers.htm

Curriculum Area Teaching Ideas

Art

Student Iditarod Maps http://surfaquarium.com/eiditarod/

Language Arts

Debbie Miller—Author of The Great Serum Run http://www.debbiemilleralaska.com/GreatSerumRace.htm
Lyndsay Combs—Hitting the Trail http://homepages.ius.edu/LGCOMBS/lessonpl/hunt.htm

Gary Paulsen—Author of Moonsong, Winterdance, Hatchet, My Life in Dog Years

Kid's Space Author's Page http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/askauthor/paulsen.html
Learning About Gary Paulsen http://scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/paulsen.html#Biography
Woodsong English Teacher Units http://www.webenglishteacher.com/gardiner.html
Woodsong Chapter by Chapter Activities http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading29/woodsong.htm
Woodsong Literature Unit  http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/woodsong_menu.htm
Woodsong Reading Guide http://home.centurytel.net/vanopst/Iditarod/lit__info.htm#woodsong
 

John Reynolds Gardiner—Stone Fox

K-2 Activities http://www.familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/front/0,2551,1-9142-2821-10,00.html
Teachers Writing Activities  http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/stone/stonetg.html
Technology Integration Activities http://www.lite.iwarp.com/bltgr4.htm#4fox

Math

Musher Graphing & Probability (Paul Miller) http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/lesson_7.html

Social Studies

Maps

Map Collections http://www.graphicmaps.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/ak.htm

Native Alaskan Cultures

Alaska Native Heritage Center http://www.alaskanative.net/
Alaska Native Organization http://www.alaskanativeresources.com/ano.html
Alaska Native Values for the Curriculum  http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/Values/
Arctic Studies Center http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/alaska.htm
Native Population Question http://sled.alaska.edu/akfaq/aknatpop.html
Russian Church & Native Cultures http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/russian/s1a.html
Personal Finances http://www.umsl.edu/~wpockets/schoolhouse/lessons/Stone_Fox/stone_fox.html

Social Studies Activities

Character Education & the Iditarod http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/pillars.htm
Mrs. Olson's Iditarod Experience http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/iditarod.html
Native Alaskan history & culture http://www.alaskool.org/

Science

Dog Care

Care/Health/Nutrition  http://www.workingdogweb.com/wdhealth.htm
Samoyeds http://www.samoyed.org/

Diverse Science Teaching Ideas

Geosciences Websites  http://www.uh.edu/~jbutler/anon/coursesandresources.html

Wildlife in Alaska

Alaska Fish & Game: Kids http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/geninfo/kids/kids.htm
Alaska Science Center http://www.absc.usgs.gov/
Arctic Wildlife Gallery http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html
Interactive Wolf Activities  http://www.boomerwolf.com/hunt1.htm
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://Alaska.fws.gov/
Veterinarians for Sport & Working Dogs http://www.sportsvet.com/
Wild-eyed Alaska  http://www.hhmi.org/alaska/
Wildlife Gallery         http://www.state.ak.us/local/wildvids.html
 
 

Other Useful Resources

Alaska Books http://www.epicenterpress.com/
Japan Iditarod Project http://surfaquarium.com/eiditarod/2002/work/kenny_fest.htm
Idita-Walk http://www.idita-walk.com/

Book Search & Price Comparisons

Working Dog Resources http://www.workingdogweb.com/
Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/


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