Iditarod

• Iditarod.com official site of the Iditarod Trail Committee, very comprehensive: some free video and real time updates of the race once it begins March 6th
  • Iditarod 2011 -- Mushers 2011
  • images and pictures
  • History -- Traditions -- Legends -- Iditarod trail information -- trivia and facts
• Current News stations online
  • Iditarod 39 - Anchorage Daily News
  • KTUU - Channel 2 Alaska News
• Insider.com - with videos - see Daily Updates: 3/14/2011 Dogs of Iditarod also Chasing History under 2010
  • GPS tracker -- interactive map - zoom in and out to world

• Iditarod: Race across Alaska Scholastic site - history, mushers, Alaska -- Scholastic
• Idtiarod Sled Dog Race - brief, but fascinating facts - first winner, fastest
• Jr. Iditarod
  • IonEarth zoom in tracking
  • Jr. Iditarod - Scholastic
• Serum Run 2007 - Scholastic slide show
• Toughest race on earth - Discovery channel - with videos
  • slide show on dogs, huskies

Maps

• Alaska - map- with latitude and longitude
  • perspective to United States - and how maps change from globe to flat
  • World map with latitude and longitude
• Iditarod interactive map - with elevation and weather - zoom in, out to world - Iditarod.com
• Iditarod route map (south)- Iditarod route map (north) towns, weather, etc
• poster of trail (PDF) - Caleb's
• Explore the trail - Scholastic

Alaska

• Alaska state facts, economy, geography, wildlife, etc.
• Alaska - Education World - with links to other sites
• Alaska Wildlife - ADF&G Wildlife NOtebook series with page info on each animal

Alaska Malamutes The American Kennel Club offers wonderful, detailed information on the breed that fuels the race with information on characteristics, breeding and upkeep

Gary Paulsen site - Iditarod journal - author of Woodsong, Dogsong, Dogteam

• Meet Gary Paulsen - Scholastic interview about dog sledding
  

Sled Dogs - an Alaska Epic - PBS movie web site and informaiton

• Interactive on equipment needed

Lesson Plans

• Alaska Sled Dog Race Alaskan school children from Mountain View Elementary in Kenai, Alaska Thinkquest project
• Find It! Iditarot internet hunt from MIKids
• Iditarod - information, lesson plans and links from MIKids
• Iditarod breathes life - new lesson plans from Education World
• Iditarod: Race across Alaska Scholastic site
  • Iditarod books and resources - great list from Scholastic
  • Explore the trail

   

• 39Clues connection