To apply learned skills and concepts from all the subject areas into an integrated lesson which requres practical, real-life applications for the students. We go online to read about the Great Serum Run and the history of the Iditarod race. We study musher biographies online, and each student selects a musher to follow in the upcoming race. Students follow the race. Updates occur every few hours notifying the world about each dog team's progress.
Students move their musher markers along accordingly.
Time and distance, weather, and racing strategy are emphasized as the race plays itself out. Students can email their mushers and keep track of news updates, photos, sound clips and video clips at the Internet site. It contains a collection of facts and memories of the entire event. Mathematical analysis of race data and weather data can be included. This lesson ties in all areas of the curriculum and is broad enough to allow the teacher to incorporate his or her curriculum as needed.