Sled dogs are amazing animals, capable of unbelievable feats of endurance and strength! But it doesn’t all just happen naturally…it takes training! So how do mushers get their dogs ready to run with such extreme grace? What role does the environment play in training- topography, climate? What principals from human athletics can be applied to training canines? How do we know if our training has been successful? Come explore with us as we try to answer these questions. Take an inside look at our current training plan and how we have adapted it from previous years experiences.
Cost: $150.00 (60 min Grades 3-12) $100.00 (45 min Grades PK-2)
Date/ Time: Upon Request
Grades: preK-12
Content Area: Science, Math
Primary National Standards: Science (w/ social sciences and math alternatives)
All Grades (k-12)
- 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 Personal health
Primary (K-4)
- NS.K-4.3 LIFE SCIENCE
- The characteristics of organisms
- Life cycles of organisms
- Organisms and environments
Secondary (5-8)
- NS.5-8.3 LIFE SCIENCE
- Structure and function in living systems
- Regulation and behavior
Secondary (9-12)
- NS.9-12.3 LIFE SCIENCE
- Interdependence of organisms
- Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
- Behavior of organisms
Adaptable to:
- NSS-G.K-12.1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
- Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
- NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS
- Understand the physical and human characteristics of places.
- Understand that people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
- Understand how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions.
- NSS-G.K-12.5 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
- Understand how human actions modify the physical environment.
- Understand how physical systems affect human systems.NM-PROB.PK-12.1: Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving;
- NM-PROB.PK-12.1: Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving;
- NM-PROB.PK-12.2: Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts;
- NM-PROB.PK-12.3: Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems;
- NM-PROB.CONN.PK-12.3: Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics.
Overview of Videoconference:
| Time | Activity |
| 5-10 min | Introduction |
| 10-15min | Training Skills, Techniques |
| 10min | Dog run |
| 20min | Activity and Practice (Location of trails for training) |
| 5min | Conclusion, Connection to Social Network |
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