Iditarod

• Cabela's Iditarod Race Coverage - official sponsor for the race - with trail facts, distances
• Dogsled.com "Comprehensive coverage of the Last Great Race on Earth, featuring streaming media, daily Iditarod reports and educational materials"
• Iditarod.com official site of the Iditarod Trail Committee, very comprehensive: history, geography, weather, news sources, strategy, mushers biographies, information on the dogs, and real time updates of the race once it begins March 1st
• Iditarod 36 - Anchorage Daily News
• Iditarod - information, lesson plans and links from MIKids
• Idtiarod Sled Dog Race - fascinating facts
• Ultimate Iditarod complete inside look at Alaska's Iditarod from the perspective of the mushers with a section for kids and teachers

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 - author of Woodsong, Dogsong, Dogteam

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

Lesson Plans

• Alaska Sled Dog Race Alaskan school children from Mountain View Elementary in Kenai, Alaska Thinkquest project
• Alaskan 2005 Sled Dog Race - an interactive study unit
• Dream a dream - Reach a goal - Dennis Buccola's Iditarod WebQuest that challenges students to take on the roles of a television investigative news team. Links and scavenger hunt
• Find It! Iditarot internet hunt from MIKids
• Iditarod created by 6th grade students of Wilder Elementary School, Grand Forks, ND with art projects, button creation, sled building, bootie sewing, winter survival, favorite links, kids selections,
• Iditarod: Race across Alaska Scholastic site
  • Iditarod books and resources - great list from Scholastic