Mushing Videoconference Program Series
This is our classic series that explores the lifestyle of running dogs in Alaska- from racing the Iditarod to keeping your family warm and well fed throughout the long northern winter.There are six seperate1 hour videoconferences programs in this series.All are supported by our online Moodle classroom, a daily Kennel Blog, and resource rich Flash Kennels website. Teachers can choose to participate in this series in any way they like- from registering for a single 1 hour videoconference, in the typical “virtual fieldtrip” fashion, to registering for all six, stretched across a semester or an entire year! It’ a great way to provide an exciting, real-life theme to hook students into higher achievement levels for larger classroom or school-wide goals!The content for all the programs is customizable and tied to national standards in order to focus the learning specifically to individual classroom and school needs.
Mushing Alaska
An introduction to the history and cultural importance of mushing in Alaska as correlated with the history and cultural development of the Continental US. Learn More or Register
Cost: $100.00 (60 min Grades 3-12) $75.00 (45 min Grades PK-2)
Date/ Time: Upon Request
Grades: preK-12
Standards Focus: Social Studies
Class Time: 1hr videoconference, 2-5 hrs supporting curriculum
Sled Dog Genetics: Puppies, Puppies Everywhere!
A look into a musher’s breeding program and the relationship that forms between musher and dog. Learn More or Register
Cost: $100.00 (60 min Grades 3-12) $75.00 (45 min Grades PK-2)
Date/ Time: Upon Request
Grades: preK-12
Standards Focus: Science, Math
Class Time: 1hr videoconference, 2-5 hrs supporting curriculum
Sled Dog Nutrition: Feed Me Mister Musher!
What does it take to feed a sled dog? How much do they eat? What do they eat? How much does it cost? All good questions if you want to feed your sled dogs the best you can, but what if you don’t have sled dogs? What’s it matter to you, anyway? Well, it’s all in how you find the answers! Learn More or Register
Cost: $100.00 (60 min Grades 3-12) $75.00 (45 min Grades PK-2)
Date/ Time: Upon Request
Grades: preK-12
Standards Focus: Science, Math
Class Time: 1hr videoconference, 2-5 hrs supporting curriculum
Sled Dog Equipment: Keep me Warm, Keep me Safe!
What does it take to run with dogs along the cold, frozen rivers of Alaska? In this program, we will explore the scientific principals we use to determine what equipment will help us get down the trail and what stuff would be better off left at home! You will learn in depth about the climate of Alaska and aspects of human and sled dog survival in this often difficult climate. Learn More or Register
Cost: $100.00 (60 min Grades 3-12) $75.00 (45 min Grades PK-2)
Date/ Time: Upon Request
Grades: preK-12
Standards Focus: Science, Math
Class Time: 1hr videoconference, 2-5 hrs supporting curriculum
Sled Dog Training: Run Baby Run!
Training: Sled dogs are amazing animals, capable of unbelievable feats of endurance and strength! But it doesn’t all just happen naturally…it takes training! Join us and take an inside look at our current training plan, how we have adapted it from previous years experiences, as well as how your fitness and health matches up with a sled dogs! Learn More or Register
Cost: $100.00 (60 min Grades 3-12) $75.00 (45 min Grades PK-2)
Date/ Time: Upon Request
Grades: preK-12
Standards Focus: Science, Math, Character Traits
Class Time: 1hr videoconference, 2-5 hrs supporting curriculum
Sled Dog Racing: Meet a Musher
Have you ever imagined racing your dogs across frozen Alaskan landscapes for hundreds of miles at a time with little or no sleep? Or do you dream of running your dogs out into the forests to gather firewood to warm your cabin on those bitter cold winter nights? Yes!No! Well, whichever way you answer, we are sure you will enjoy chatting with our mushers about their lives in Alaska working and racing with their dogs. Learn More or Register
Cost: $100.00 (60 min Grades 3-12) $75.00 (45 min Grades PK-2)
Date/ Time: Upon Request
Grades: preK-12
Standards Focus: Character Traits
Class Time: 1hr videoconference, 2-5 hrs supporting curriculum
