Come with us and take a close look at just how we are searching for the answers to how best feed our sled dogs! You’ll learn a ton about our dogs, Alaska, and the Mushing lifestyle, but along the way you’ll also learn more than you ever wanted to know about the scientific method, the Math that goes with it, and how you could use these skills to answer the everyday questions of your life!
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Cost: $100.00 (60 min Grades 3-12) $75.00 (45 min Grades PK-2)
Date/ Time: Upon Request
Grades: preK-12
Content Area: Science, Math, Nutrition
Primary National Standards:
NS.K-12.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY:
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understanding about scientific inquiry
NS.K-12.6 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
Adaptable to:
- NM-MEA.PK-12.1: Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement
- NM-MEA.PK-12.2: Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements
- NM-ALG.PK-12.2: Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols
- NM-ALG.PK-12.3: Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships
- NM-PROB.COMM.PK-12.3: Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others;
- NM-ALG.PK-12.4: Analyze change in various contexts
Suggested Recommended Class Time:
The options below are recommendations of for possible ways to incorporate the videoconference program into your classroom. We have found that the teachers that participate in Options B or C have the best experience during the videoconference.
| Option A |
Option B |
Option C |
| A 1/2 hour to 1 hour (depending on grade level) to visit with us during the videoconference | 3 days- participate in the videoconference but also do the pre- and post-activities | 1 week to 1 month- participate in the videoconference and do the pre- and post-activities and explore/create from all of our Distance Learning Tools. |
Overview of Videoconference:
| Time | Activity |
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5-10 min |
Introduction |
| 10-15 min | Kennel and Dog Tour The food questions! What is the nutrition of a human? The nutrition of a dog? The nutrition of a sled dog? Okay, what’s the Scientific method? How could we use this to test out different human foods? Dog Foods? |
| 15min | Experimental design |
| 10min | Collect some data |
| 10min | Follow up Experiments in Social Network |
Additional Resources:
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Flash Kennel Nutrition Page
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Nutrition Bookmarks
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Sled Dog Nutrition Moodle Extension: Discussion Board, Media, Additional Activities
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Sled Dog Nutrition Facebook Extension: Discussion Board, Media, Additional Activities
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Sled Dog Nutrition Ning Extension: Discussion Board, Media, Additional Activities
