Dog+Sled+Teams

=Look on this page for information about training dog sled teams. Information about race teams and mushers.= Mushers for 2009 Group #1: Lance Mackey Group #2: Ramey Smyth Group #3: Gerry Willomitzer Group #4: Hans Gatt Group #5: Martin Buser Group #6: Paul Gebhardt Group #7: DeeDee Jonrowe Group #8: Ed Iten Group #9: Ken Anderson Group #10: Jessie Royer Group #11: Cim Smyth Group #12: Jeff King Group #13: Rick Swenson Group #14: Sebastian Schnuelle Group #15: Mitch Seavey

=Week # 4 Assignment:=

Please post on your group's wiki page by Monday March 9th.
Part 1: find out more about your musher by reading the[|Musher Bios] from the official Iditarod site. Write short biographies about your mushers, based on information from those biographies or other searches on the internet. Each day of the Iditarod, have students check newspapers, magazines, or online sources for updates about the race. You will need to note the progress of their assigned mushers in their notebooks, journals or wiki page. One suggested online source: [|Anchorage Daily News] Go to this [|data collection] sheet. Print off the odd (southern) year sheet to collect race data on your musher.

Part 2: Think about what supplies an Iditarod musher needs during the race. Read the Mandatory Items section from the [|Rules & Policies] page at [|Iditarod.com]. Read the article [|What's Inside the Sled Bag?]. Read [|Packing for the Iditarod] (it loads slow so be patient). Make a list of what you would need to pack for a two day winter field trip. =Idtarod [|Musher Listings]= =Iditarod [|Musher Information]=

media type="youtube" key="kx4Fdhon_1A&rel=1" height="355" width="425" =Everybody Is a Winner in the Iditarod=

Directions: Use the sources below to complete each sentence at the bottom of the page. How did you do?
Sources: Iditarod Champions http://www.iditarod.com/learn/awards.html

Red Lantern Winners http://www.iditarod.com/learn/traditions.html

1. The winner of the first Iditarod race in 1973 was ___. O a. Dick Wilmarth O b. John Schultz O c. Carl Huntington 2. Musher Joe May won the Iditarod in__ _. O a. 1980 O b. 1990 O c. 2000 3. Libby Riddles was the first woman to win the race. She won the Iditarod in ___. O a. 1985 O b. 1986 O c. 1987 4. All totaled, Susan Butcher won__ _ Iditarod races. O a. two O b. three O c. four 5. Rick Swenson won five Iditarods. His best winning time was ___. O a. 15 days, 10 hours O b. 12 days, 8 hours O c. 9 days, 5 hours 6. Doug Swingley won four Iditarods. He turned in his fastest time in__ _. O a. 1995 O b. 2000 O c. 2001 7. Karen Ramstead won the Red Lantern Award in ___. O a. 2000 O b. 2001 O c. 2002 THINK ABOUT IT! (Worth 3 points!) In all Iditarod history,__ _ of the Red Lantern Award winners took more than 3 weeks to complete the race. O a. ten O b. twelve O c. thirteen

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Ken Anderson He was born in Minnesota. His home town is Fairbanks, Alaska. He began mushing at the age of 3 and is now 36. He only works with Alaskin Huskies and has an amazing 75 dogs. He chooses the races to enter by the ones that pay the most money long and short term. His best Iditarod finish was 5th place in 2003.

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