Organize and annotate Web sites for use in lessons.
Iditarod
Track #
60871
Annotations by:
Teddi Adler
Track Category
Grade(s):
Intermediate (3-4)
Middle (5-9)
Subjects(s):
Social Sciences
Technology
Last Modified:
Jan 23, 2003
Format:
Resource list
Track Description
100% of students surveyed in the third grade Social Studies Outreach class had no knowledge of the Iditarod. Students will use this site to become familar with the Iditarod. The Iditarod is an Alaskan adventure students and the school community can share without ever leaving their community. The site will help students gain an understanding of the dynamic interaction between human and physical systems around the world (the curriculum standard) as they follow the mushers on the Iditarod trail through the use of this Internet site. This site will allow students to discuss the ways in which physical geography, including climate, influenced how the local Indian nations adapted to their natural environment (e.g., how they obtained food, clothing, tools). The use of this Track will allow my students to use the Internet in my class to talk to experts that are actual mushers. This was one of the survey items my class needed to improve.