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Exploring the eIditarod in the 3-5 Classroom

Exploring the eIditarod in the 3-5 Classroom. Thalia Matthews NBCT, MA Instructional Technology Lyle Creek Elementary Thalia_Matthews@catawbaschools.net. Kristi Guptill NBCT Clyde Campbell Elementary Kristi_Guptill@catawbaschools.net. Iditarod Race. “The Last Great Race on Earth”

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Exploring the eIditarod in the 3-5 Classroom

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  1. Exploring the eIditarod in the 3-5 Classroom Thalia Matthews NBCT, MA Instructional Technology Lyle Creek Elementary Thalia_Matthews@catawbaschools.net Kristi Guptill NBCT Clyde Campbell Elementary Kristi_Guptill@catawbaschools.net

  2. Iditarod Race • “The Last Great Race on Earth” • Over 1000 miles • Anchorage to Nome • March of every year since 1973

  3. The eIditarod • Walter McKenzie • Integrates technology through all subjects • Applied to all grade levels • Teaches NC SCOS and ISTE standards

  4. Before the Race • Study history of the Iditarod • Prepare wall map • Research rules • Race terminology, other terms • Pick a musher to follow

  5. Following the Race • Track progress on wall map • Check and graph the weather • Track the number of dogs & miles of your musher each day • Watch video & news clips

  6. Language Arts • Literature • Stone Fox • Akiak • Carol Marsh’s Mystery on the Trail • Balto • Togo • Writing • Emails to dog on the trail and mushers • Iditarod chat rooms • Letters to/biographies of mushers • Mushing Vocabulary & Lapbook

  7. Social Sciences • Geography skills • Map skills • GPS (virtual trail activity) • Compare Alaska and North Carolina • Native culture of Alaska

  8. Science • Temperature • Weather conditions • Animals of Alaska

  9. Math • Graphing • Averages • Temperature • Military Time

  10. Other Activities • CCS Activity Links • ABC book • Lapbook • Musher Biographies • DOL • GPS Activity • Google Earth Puzzle

  11. GPS

  12. Iditarod Puzzler Name: ________________ Find the city at Google Earth by typing in the following Latitude and Longitude lines. Use the first letter of each city to spell the name of the mystery word. Mystery Word ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

  13. Musher Playing Cards Red Lantern Party Jeopardy T-Shirt Design Poster Contest Blubber Mitten IditaRead

  14. Exploring the eIditarod in the 3-5 Classroom Thalia Matthews NBCT, MA Instructional Technology Lyle Creek Elementary Thalia_Matthews@catawbaschools.net Kristi Guptill NBCT Clyde Campbell Elementary Kristi_Guptill@catawbaschools.net

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