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