Dogsledding

These sites are about sleds pulled by dogs and about competitions such as the Iditarod.

Resources in this category:

Dogsledding 101
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sleddogs/game.html

Learn all about dogsledding with this animated site.

Iditarod Race Across Alaska
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/

This site has tons of information about the Iditarod dogsled race. It has maps of the route with information about the towns along the way. It has interviews with mushers. It has articles about the dogs. This is a great site for kids to find out about the Iditarod.

Iditarod: Zuma's Paw Prints
http://www.iditarod.com/teachers/zumaspawprints.html

On this page of "The official site of the last great race", you can follow reports "written" by Zuma, a canine correspondent with his own email address and discussion forum.

Mush for the Rush
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312758/

See the different kinds of dogs used in dogsledding. Learn the special terms used in dogsledding. Find out about dogsledding history.

Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sleddogs/index.html

Read about sled dogs, including Balto, a brave husky.

Ultimate Iditarod for Kids & Teachers
http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/teachers.htm

Mushers (dogsledders) put together this site about dogsledding and the Iditarod. It explains the equipment and food that is needed for long dogsledding trips.