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| Vocabulary Words and Definitions | Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle |
| Building Background - To learn more about the race and about Balto, a very famous sled dog, visit Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race. | Reading Skills Rocket - Test your knowledge of homophones, synonyms, and antonyms. Click here for the Test Tutor. Print the Proofreading Makes Perfect sheet and complete. |
| Spelling List - For Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome | Matching Quiz on Balto |
| See the Balto sculpture | Summary of Balto, the Wonder Dog |
| Was Balto a Hero Dog? - Find out what happened to Balto after the glory died down! | Running the Iditarod - WebQuest |
| Iditarod WebQuest | Balto Folder Games |
| Iditarod Connection | |
| Iditarod Internet Project - Registration begins December 1, 2004....Sign up for a great project! | Sled Dogs - An Alaskan epic from PBS...Find out just what it takes to pull a sled and read about the real Balto. |
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Iditarod: Race Across
Alaska - Find out about the Iditarod trail, Alaska, mushers and more! After you have explored the site, take a quiz here! |
Official Site of the Iditarod |
| Eighty Question Quiz on the Iditarod | Explore the Trail of the Iditarod! - Cool! |
| Student Project on Iditarod 2000 | Iditarod Facts and Figures |
| Dogsled.com - All about the Iditarod | Everything Husky - Information on Northern breed dogs |
| Mrs. Morgan's Great Iditarod Adventure - A project that a teacher does with her students every year at Iditarod time. | Iditarod: The Last Great Race - An Education World Lesson Planning Article |
| Iditarod Education - Hotlist of activities, lesson plans, Web pages, and more! | Iditarod Activities Across the Grades |
| Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race - ThinkQuest | Iditarod Brrrrreathes Life Life into Tired Curriculum - Another Education World Lesson Planning Article |
| Iditarod and Alaska Unit | Iditarod FAQs - For kids |
| Ultimate Iditarod - For kids and teachers | |
| Working Dogs | |
| FBI Working Dogs | Dogs Have Careers Too - AKC Kids' Corner...the purpose of this site is to educate elementary kids about responsible dog ownership. |
| WorkingDogWeb - Don't forget to take a look at the Kids' Page for fun projects, cartoons, ideas, stories, and about 100 links to dog stuff. | Working Dogs - From PBS......To see a slide show of working dogs, click on the image on the left side of the page. |
| Dogs with Jobs - In-depth information on working dogs and pets | Dogs of the Iditarod - Jeff King talks about his sled dogs |
| Working Dog Online Coloring Book - From Enchanted Learning...There's also some information about each working dog. | Discover Working Dogs - Click on each breed for pictures and more information |
| Working Like a Dog - From National Geographic | Working Dogs - Lesson Plan |
| Alaska | |
| Everything Alaska | The State of Alaska - Official page |
| Alaska Kids - Kids' Web pages | Explore North - Teacher Resources |
| State of Alaska for Kids | Quick Facts: Alaska - From Ben's Guide |
| Northern Journeys - This site is great for kids | Alaska's Gold |
| Alaska Studies | Follow the Gold Rush to Alaska and Yukon |
| Snow Connection | |
| How is Snow Formed? - Make a sequence diagram to help you write a paragraph about snow formation. | How do Snowflakes Form? - Find the answer here to help you with your diagram! |
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - More information on snowflakes! | Make a Snowflake - Click on the gray, highlighted words to create your own "virtual" snowflakes for different weather conditions. Your job will be to "make" a flake appropriate to the climatic conditions described. |
| Wilson A. Bentley: The Snowflake Man - This man was the first person to ever photograph a single snow crystal in 1885. | All About Snow - Any and everything you want to learn about snow! |
| Build a Snowman - Build your own snowman at this interactive Web site! | Make a Paper Snowflake! - Step-by-step instructions are included! |
| Snowflakes: A Thematic Approach - This is a valuable resource for a unit on snow! | Snow - Learn the basics, build a snow castle, become a snow artist, and more! |
| Snow Thematic Unit - There's numerous resources here | Snow Theme - From 42Explore |
