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**Final Project Lesson Plan Template**

**Title of Activity:** Building Knowledge for Iditarod Unit

**Time Required:** These activities would be used as part of a three week unit on the Iditarod. This lesson would be one part of the exploration that would be spread out throughout the three week unit. The time allotted for this task would be one hour. There would be other internet explorations during this unit as well.

**Grade Level:** 3rd grade

**Lesson Designer:** Deb Coombs

**Online Resources/ References to be used within the lesson:**

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**Standards:** **These are from the WIDA ELP standards 2007 edition for grades 3-5.**  Compare information from visually or graphically supported text on the Iditarod.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Provide examples and reasons for answers given.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Draw conclusions from information in grade level texts, or from other sources of information.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Materials Needed:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Each student will use a laptop that can connect to the internet. They will each use a folder which will become their folder where they keep all of their information on the Iditarod. Pencils should be used to write down answers to the questions on their worksheet. (The worksheet will go into the folder so that students can reference the information througout the unit.)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Introduction:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">We are about to begin a journey during which you will assume the role of a musher in the Iditarod race in Alaska! Let’s do some brainstorming together to help us get ready for today’s activity. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">As a class brainstorm answers to the following questions. Record students ideas on a SMARTboard (save and add to the information at a later date). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">We know that the Iditarod Race is held each year in Alaska, but why? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Who takes part in the race? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How do they run the race? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What kind of equipment do they need? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How long does it take to run the race?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Questions & Planning:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What do we know? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> We know that Alaska is a state that is part of the United States of America. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> We know that the climate there is often cold and snowy. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> We know how to access sites on the internet through a hotlist. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> We know how to use a rubric. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What do we need to know? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> We need to know the history behind the Iditarod race. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> We need to know details about being a musher. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> We need to know what makes a good sled dog. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Who is going to do what? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Each student will complete all parts of the assignment independently. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What resources/materials do we need to complete the task? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> computers/internet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Iditarod hotlist <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> worksheets <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> pencils <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> rubrics

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Processes/Tasks:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**(See Handout)** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">The following is a brief overview of the assignment. A more detailed explanation is provided through the instructions on the student worksheet. The students will use hotlist [|__http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listiditarodde2.html__] to access the links required to do the worksheet and the assessment. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Task 1: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__[]__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Vocabulary: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">serum <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">commemmoration <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">When was the first Iditarod race? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How long did it take the first winner to finish the race? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How long did it take last years winner to finish the race? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Why is there an Iditarod race? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Task 2: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Next you will need to check information regarding history of race with another internet source. Evaluate - is the information the same or not? [|__http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/serum_run/__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Watch an audio slideshow that also tells about the history of iditarod (serum run). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Watch slides 1-4. Did this information agree with what you read before or not? How so? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Task 3: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Then get information about sled dogs, equipment, etc. [|__http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/sled-dogs-an-alaskan-epic/interactive-dogsledding-101/4355/__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Roll over dog sled team to get information regarding equipment, etc. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Click on the picture of the dogs, sled and musher to find the answers to the following questions. You will use this information later on in your journal about YOUR musher. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Which type of sled would the mushers use to run the Iditarod? A Tobaggon sled or a Basket sled?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What are some of the types of dogs used for sled dogs?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What holds the mushers gear?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How do mushers tell their dogs to get going?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Task 4: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Get more information about sled dogs from another source. [|__http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/dogs_life/index.asp?article=dogs_life__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">According to the mushers that were interviewed... what makes a good sled dog? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Who was interviewed? Why do you think they were chosen?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Extra Credit: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__[|**http://www.travelalaska.com/Destinations/Communities/Wasilla.aspx?tab=3**]__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What is the most unusual exhibit at the iditarod trail headquarters log cabin museum? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Is the information regarding history of the race the same on this site as the other two? Did you learn any new information? What?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Get worksheet checked briefly by the teacher and then proceed to the assessment.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Outcome/Evaluation:**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__[]__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You have learned a lot about the Iditarod and what it means to be a musher. Now, it is your turn...take the challenge... be a musher ... answer the questions and see how well you do on the race. Write down each decision you make. List two reasons you made that choice. Make sure that you use the information you have learned on the internet today to help you with your decisions.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Evaluation Method:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">The students will be scored based on a rubric.