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=Your team is #19. Your musher is Matt Calore.=

=ASSIGNMENT #1: HISTORY OF THE IDITAROD=

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Sarah M - Assignment #1

Balto

Every year more than 20 dog teams race from Anchorage to Nome. The race is called the Iditarod. In 1925 Nome needed medicine for the children because almost all children had a disease called diphtheria. Diphtheria is a deathly disease the symptoms are coughing and fevers. At first they tried to send it by ship but the ship got caught in the ice and couldn’t get though so they tried sending it by plane. The plane was grounded because of the storm and so the train was there last hope so when the train got to Nenanan the team of dogs were waiting for the medicine. On there way back the storm got them lost. So a dog by the name of Balto when to find them on his own when he found them he led them back home and got the medicine there just in time for the children. by Sarah M

Iditarod time line from 1900- 1973 By Sarah M **

1900-1940- mail hauled by dog sled 1925-Serum run (Nenana-Nome) 647 miles 1946- The fur rendezvous world championship dog sled race 25 miles a day for several days 1946-The open North American dog sled race 1967-Two short races 1972- Sled racing Alaska state sport 1973- First race to Nome

Endurance · Fidelity · Intelligence” By: Lemony @ DragonBlogs
 * Iditarod Week #1**
 * **Balto was a Siberian sled dog, which led his team in the 1925 serum run to Nome. There is a sculpture of Balto in New York City. There is an inscription on the statue that says “Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs that relayed antitoxin 660 miles over rough ice, across treacherous waters, through Arctic blizzards from Nenana to the relief of stricken Nome in the Winter of 1925.**

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=ASSIGNMENT #2: WEATHER IN ALASKA=

What the Iditarod is like By Sarah M On the Iditarod the weather was 40 degrease Celsius. Which is very cold. There is lots of deep snow you have to watch out for if the snow is to deep and to soft the dogs will have a harder time getting through the snow. You have to go around and though mountain passes. You also have to make sure you have enough food for the dogs because at the rate the dogs run the need all the protean they can get.

Assignment 2 Doug Swindley By Sarah M A musher by the name of Doug Swindley pulled out of the 2004 Iditarod race because he got frostbite on his eyes. There was no way he could stay in the race. Frostbite is the narrowing of blood vessels close to the skin when it gets cold out the heart stops sending blood to the farthest areas of the body to attempt to keep the core “around your heart” warm. If Doug didn’t pull out he could have gone blind. So when your out in the cold for the long periods of time were goggles so your eyes don’t get frostbite.

By Sarah M FROSTBITE Poem Tipe Thing Freezing Really windy Outside Stinging Traveling Briskly Iditarod Terrain Extremely long Dog Names 1. Soy Sauce- Leader. 2. Ranch- He likes salad. By: Lemony @ DragonBlogs
 * Iditarod Week #2 **
 * **I think cold means wet, rainy, snowy, dumb, etc.**
 * **Matt Calore and his sled dogs could get really sick because it’s really cold where they’re racing. The weather during the race (I’m guessing) will be minus- something degrees.**
 * **Freezing**
 * Really Rainy**
 * Outside**
 * Super Freezing**
 * Too Rainy**
 * Big Storm**
 * Insanely Wet**
 * Too Windy**
 * Insanely Bad**
 * **Doug Swingley is a four-time winner of the Iditarod. Doug didn’t race in the 2004 Iditarod because frostbite in his eyes. He got 14th place in the 2005 Iditarod. In 2006 he got 2nd place in a very close race but said he would return for the 2007 Iditarod.**
 * 1) **BBQ- He likes ribs.**
 * 2) **Ketchup- He likes hot dogs & burgers.**
 * 3) **Mustard- He likes hot dogs & burgers.**
 * 4) **Relish- He likes hot dogs & burgers.**
 * 5) **Sweet- She is very nice.**
 * 6) **Sour- He is mean.**
 * 7) **Salsa- He likes chips.**
 * 8) ** Sour Crème- He likes tacos.**
 * 9) ** Tomato- He likes tacos.**
 * 10) ** Marinara- He likes chips.**
 * 11) ** Pepper- He likes a lot of things.**
 * 12) ** Salt- He likes a lot of things.**
 * 13) ** Jalapeno- He is mean.**
 * 14) ** Tabasco- He is mean.**
 * 15) **Mayo- He likes sandwiches.**
 * 16) ** Mayonnaise- He likes sandwiches.**
 * 17) **Honey- She is very nice.**
 *  20. Sugar- She is very nice. **

=ASSIGNMENT #3: GEOGRAPHY OF THE IDITAROD=

Assignment #3 1. # What direction is Nome from Anchorage "as the crow flies?" ("As the crow flies" is an expression that means in a straight line from point to point)# The journey from Takotna to Cripple will take you through what checkpoint? Answers 1. Nome is southeast of Anchorage 2. The journey from Kaltag to Unalakleet will take you southwest 3. yes they will 4. north 5. Anchorage 6. Kaltag to Cripple 7. Ophir to Takotna 8. If you are stuck in the wilderness and someone gets hurt you will need to find you way for help!!
 * By Sarah M **
 * 1) The journey from Kaltag to Unalakleet will take you in which direction?
 * 2) Although the journey from Anchorage to Nome is mostly northwest, there are some parts of the trail that will take a musher northeast. Between which checkpoints on the trail will the mushers head northeast?
 * 3) As you check in at Skwenta, Mt. McKinley is about 50 miles due north of where you are. You then travel the 45 miles to Finger Lake. As you check in at Finger Lake, Mt. McKinley will be in which direction?
 * 4) According to the map, which checkpoint is farthest east?
 * 5) Which consecutive checkpoints appear to be the farthest from each other?
 * 6) Which consecutive checkpoints appear to be closest to each other?
 * 7) Something to think about: How could a compass and a map save a life in the Alaskan wilderness? This lesson plan was prepared by New York Middle School teacher Terry Burton

Iditarod Week #3 · Question #1: The journey from Kaltag to Unalakleet will take you in which direction? South-West · Question #2: Although the journey from Anchorage to Nome is mostly northwest, there are some parts of the trail that will take a musher northeast. Between which checkpoints on the trail will the mushers head northeast? From Opire to Ruby. · Question #3: As you check in at Skwenta, Mt. McKinley is about 50 miles due north of where you are. You then travel the 45 miles to Finger Lake. As you check in at Finger Lake, Mt. McKinley will be in which direction? North. · Question #4: According to the map, which checkpoint is farthest east? Anchorage · Question #5: Which consecutive checkpoints appear to be the farthest from each other? Ophire and Cripple · Question #6: Which consecutive checkpoints appear to be closest to each other? Takotna and Ophire · Question #7: Something to think about: How could a compass and a map save a life in the Alaskan wilderness? It could tell you which way you’re going!!! It could tell to go north or south or east and west. By: Lemony @ DragonBlogs

=ASSIGNMENT #4: DOG SLED TEAMS=

Assignment #4 Part 1 Matt Calore Matt is 33 and was born and raised in Massachusetts. He also lived in Maine and Minnesota were he was a sailor, boat builder and a carpenter. He got interested in the Iditarod in 2000.he said he started the Iditarod when he stopped being crazy. Matt’s hobbies are sailing, hunting and fishing. BY Sarah M @ Mr.Ellis Assignment #4 Part 2 BY Sarah M Things you will need on two day winter camping trip: Tent Tarp Pillow Sleeping bag Water Fire wood Kindling Food: Meat Veggies Water Stuff to cook with: Pot Pan Kettle

By:Lemony @DragonBlogs **
 * Iditarod Week #4 **
 * My musher is Matt Calore and he is 33. Matt was born and raised in Massachusetts **. **Matt was a sailor, boat builder, and a carpenter when he used to live in Main and Minnesota. Matt became a musher in 2000. He says he got interested in the Iditarod when he stopped being crazy. Matt’s hobby’s are sailing, hunting, and fishing.

WEEK ASSIGNMENT#4

by freddy

my musher is matt hes 33 yaers old. he was born in massachusette. he lived in maine and minnesota to. he was a sailor, and he was also an bout bilder and also an carpenter too. and now hes a musher. he started to like the iditarod in 2000. his hobes are fishing,hunting and sailing.

week assignment 4 part b

supplieses you will need for camping

pillow blanket clothes water tent food firewood dog food pan pot sleeping bags tolit paper bags maps and some silverwar.
 * Final Writing Assignment **
 * Dear Mom and Dad,**
 * One reason we can go to Alaska is we could see the Iditarod. Another reason is Uncle Danny lives in Alaska.**
 * There is some great history to the Iditarod sled dog race. One of the first people to live on the Iditarod trail was the Eskimos and the Inuit people. There was gold discovered in Alaska at a time (gold rush). Alaskan people started to get sick. This sickness was called Diphtheria. A relay of dog sled teams had to run and get the medicine that would cure Diphtheria. It is the only medicine that will cure Diphtheria. The first Iditarod was in the year of 1973. The winner was Dick Wilmarth. His lead dog was named Hot Foot. It took Wilmarth 20 days to finish the race.**
 * The weather in Alaska is cold in the winter, but some people tell me it’s hot in the summer. In the winter there are snow blankets and thick ice that cover the seas.**
 * There are lots of ranges in Alaska. One is called the Alaska Range. Another is called the Brooke Range. There are also rivers in Alaska. One is called the Yukon River.**
 * In school we have our own musher that we study. The musher I study is Matt Calore. I really hope he wins the race, but he’s not on to pace to win. Matt started out with 16 dogs and now he has 8 as I’m writing this letter. The least amount of dogs you can have is 6. He might have to drop out. In the start there were about 100 teams. Now there is only 83 (as I’m writing this letter). I really hope we can to Alaska.**


 * From,**
 * Lemony **