Grade 4 & 5: The Iditarod

The Iditarod:  Race Across Alaska

Click the links below to learn more about the Iditarod and what it was like to "Race Across Alaska."
Be A Musher: Ladies and gentlemen, start your dogs! You're about to take a sled race through southern Alaska. Which path will you take to get to the finish line?

The Serum Run:

Explore the Trails
The Iditarod trail is full of twists and turns, steep banks, icy hills, and long stretches across the tundra. The trail used in odd-numbered years differs from the one used in even-numbered years. Explore the Iditarod 2011 route and checkpoints. Compare it to the trail used in even-numbered years.

Want to learn more?
The Iditarod- the official site of the Iditarod.  Explore and learn all about the race and dogs.

Grade 1: Learning about Clouds

Click here to watch the Brainpop video on Clouds.  We will be completing the map activity about clouds together.

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 Interested in learning more about weather?  Here are some other sites to explore.
Scholastic Interactive Weather Maker
Scholastic Weather Watch
Wild Weather:  Cloud Gallery
Science Kids:  Introduction to clouds video
Sciencenetlinks:  Weather Patterns
Kids Connect:  Cloud Facts
Weather Wiz Kids:  Clouds
Weather Links

Grade 2 & 3: Learning about Habitats--The Arctic

 Learning about Habitats

Test your knowledge about habitats by playing this game from the Smithsonian Science Center


Go to Google Classroom for research sheet and our class presentation

 The Arctic Habitat

This video segment from Wild Europe: Wild Arctic describes some of the plants and animals that make up the tundra habitat.

Videos and Images about the Arctic Animals
Animals of the Arctic-see a list and pictures of all the animals
The Grey Wolf
Arctic Hare
Arctic Fox
Arctic Loon 
Arctic Tern
Snowy Owl

Learning about the Arctic
 National Geographic for Kids:  The Arctic
 The Arctic-WWF site
Arctic Animals-this website is about the ecology of animal habitats in the ice and snow
The Arctic Theme Page from NOAA
Science Kids- Arctic Facts 
National Wildlife Federation- The Arctic 
Polar Habitats
Read this Inuit Legend about the arctic:  "Crowbar brings Daylight"
Inuit Culture and Legends
Print and cut out this Animals of the Arctic guide from Scholastic