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Timeline
for eIditarod and eYukonQuest Collaborative Projects
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Classroom
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Library
Media Center
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Art
Class
(if participating)
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January 4 - January 14, 2005
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Introduce project: read Balto;
show videos about sled dogs and mushing. This
can be part of tundra study in third grade.
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Introduce students to variety of
literature about tundra, arctic, Iditarod through booktalks.
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Students will do an art project on topic
sometime in January and complete at end of February.
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January
18 – January 28, 2005
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Students
will create a wall map of the trail.
Outline map will be available for them to copy from.
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Introduce students to Internet resources
on tundra, arctic, Iditarod.
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January
13 – February 11, 2005
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Library
media specialist and classroom teacher will collaborate to
help students select a musher.
Students will do general research about the race and
their musher. Information
will be shared on the project webpage.
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Yukon
Quest Race
February
13 to end.
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During
the race, students will check each day on their musher on the
race website and mark progress on wall map.
Library media specialist will check in with each class
daily to assist in reporting.
Information will be shared on the project webpage.
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February
21 – February 25, 2005
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Winter Break
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February
28 - March 4, 2005
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Mr.
Frerichs will share Yukon Quest stories with classes and on
Class web page. Students
will share the results of their research and artwork will be
put on display throughout the school and on project webpage.
Students in eIditarod will continue to prepare for the
race.
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Iditarod
Race
March
5, 2005 - end of the race
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During
the Iditarod, students will check each day on their musher on
the race website and mark progress on wall map.
Library media specialist will check in with each class
daily to assist in reporting. Email eIditarod at each
checkpoint as musher progresses!
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March
31, 2005
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Receive
an official 2005 eIditarod and eYukonQuest class certificates
for completion of the trail!
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