Iditarod WebQuest

Today, we are going to work in teams, and use two websites to try to find the answers to the following questions:

http://iditarod.com/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/

I promise you, all the answers can be found on these two websites - It may take a bit of hunting, though!  Please be sure to answer the questions using complete sentances... and neat handwriting.

Have fun!

Mrs.  Morell

Iditarod Webquest.  Your Name:
When was the first  Iditarod race run?
Who is known as “Mother  of the Iditarod” and why?
What was the Iditarod Trail used for on a day to day basis in the early 1900s and until as late as the 1930s?
Why did Joe Redington want to have this race?
Who is the “Father of the Iditarod?” Why is he called that?
What is the all-time speed record for completing the Iditerod?
What does the world “Ideitarod” mean?  What language is it in?
Who were the oldest and youngest mushers to race the Iditarod?
What does “Gee!” mean?
What is a dropped dog?
What is pedaling?
What is the fewest number of dogs that a team can run with?  What is the maximum number of dogs allowed on a team at the start?
Explain some ways that a musher can be disqualified from a race?
Name 3 mandatory items mushers carry?	1.   2.   3.
In what city does the Iditarod begin?
How many days does the race usually last?
What is the coldest temperature the mushers may endure?
What prize does the first musher to cross the finish line receive?
How many times has Jeff King won the Iditarod?
How big are Alaskan huskies when they are born?
What is the important milestone puppies reach when they are 6 months old?
What are four rules that mushers must follow for their dogs?	1.   2.   3.   4.
What else do you still want to know?