IDITAROD 2017

It is that time of year again! Follow your mushers from Fairbanks to Nome as they race to win this year's Iditarod.

www.iditarod.com

1st PLACE WINNER
MITCH SEAVEY

8 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds
Celebrated by Mrs. K O'Brien's room 


RED LANTERN AWARD:
CINDY ABBOTT

12 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes and 31

New record by 1 day, 1 hour and 45 minutes

Celebrated by Mrs. Lee's room

Gallon Water Jug Igloo Video

IDITAROD - FIRST & LAST!

FIRST:  Dallas Seavey wins the 2016 Iditarod
    3rd time in a row, 4th overall!
    Beat his father Mitch (2nd place) by ~45 minutes


Dallas was Ms. Zavalick's musher


LAST: Mary Helwig (rookie) earns the Red Lantern


Mary was Ms. Love' s musher


CELEBRATE!

    Idita-Rock N' Roll video
    Scholastic Iditarod Activities
    Make-a-Flake
    Winter Sites

IDITAROD!

VIEW THIS POWER POINT TO LEARN ABOUT THE IDITAROD:
Iditarod 2016

Then we will have a discussion on
1. What you learned
2. How we will follow the Iditarod in the LMS
3. How YOU can follow the Iditarod from home!


NEXT SCHOOL-WIDE LIBRARY/MAKERSPACE PROJECT:

Let's build a WATER JUG IGLOO!  Watch this video to learn how.
Collect 1 gallon water jugs
Bring them to the Library/MakerSpace
Begin design & construction!

Watch the video to learn how:
Water Bottle Jug Igloo Instruction


THINK ABOUT IT:
1. What will we need for supplies?
2. How should we begin?
3.What challenges will we encounter?

Learn more about the upcoming Iditarod at www.iditarod.com