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By: Brenda Cesar Chavez Elementary Ms. Calvo Picture Source: Global Star Software; Cosmi Software

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The Iditarod: • is an Alaskan race that begins on the first Saturday in March. • is a very complicated race • has 26 checkpoints. • has different routes: one for- even years and another one for odd years. source: Cloud Picture: Digital Juice Software Picture: http://www.alaskasearch.com/images/attractionsp.gif

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• at Anchorage at 10:00 am on the first Saturday in March and ends in Nome. • to find information on the Iditarod, visit the Iditarod website at www.iditarod .com. • Robert Sorlie won last year who knows who will win this year. The race begins… picture: licensed stock photos courtesy of www. clipart.com

What are the Requirements To Be a Musher?: 

What are the Requirements To Be a Musher? You need to be at least 18 years old. You need to send the application by midnight December 1st + $1850.00. You need to be trained. You need to follow the rules. A rookie must have written proof of completing the race requirement of 500 miles or 800 miles in the last 5 years in non-Iditarod races. You need to be accepted by the ITC (Iditarod Trail Committee.) picture: licensed stock photos courtesy of www. clipart.com

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• was born in Idaho and is 27 years old and single. • grew up in a cattle ranch and likes horses, drawing, hunting, braiding, and doing anything outdoors. • was 17 years old when she won Race To The Sky. • has been mushing since the year 2001. • has lived in Alaska four and a half years. • is a veteran - has competed in the Iditarod 4 years. • to find more information about more Iditarod mushers, or about my musher visit the Iditarod website at www. Iditarod.com/2004 mushers

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I think… • my musher will end up in 15th place because in 2003 she was 20th place. • she will reach the finish line at Nome in 10 days. • she’ll probably have 10 dogs left when she reaches the finish line at Nome. picture: licensed stock photos courtesy of www. clipart.com

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My musher… • is at Anchorage and in 34th position. • checked out of Anchorage at 11:14 am with 16 dogs on her team. • next checkpoint is BLM which is 11 miles away from Anchorage. • will probably get at BLM in 2 hours. • has 1,036 miles left to reach Nome. • will restart at Willow on March 7th. Picture Source:: Global Star Software

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My musher… • is at Skwentna and is in 33rd place. • checked in at Skwentna at 22:28. • dog team has 16 dogs. • checked out of of Skwentna with 16 dogs. • next checkpoint is Finger Lake. • will probably arrive in 1 hour to her next. checkpoint. • has 918 miles left to get to Nome. picture: licensed stock photos courtesy of www. clipart.com

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Jessie Royer, my musher: • is at McGrath and is currently in 23rd position. • she checked in at McGrath at 6:10 am. • dog team has 15 dogs. • checked out of McGrath with 12 dogs and she dropped 3 dogs. • next checkpoint is Takotna. • has 694 miles left to reach Nome. • I predict she will arrive in 1 hour and a half for the next checkpoint.

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Jessie Royer, my musher: • is at Galena and is currently 27th place. • checked in at Galena at 12:45 pm • dog team has 10 dogs. • checked out of Galena at 6:16 am. • next checkpoint is Nulato. • is 52 miles away from the last checkpoint. • has 445 miles left to reach Nome. • took her 24 hour rest in Takotna. • I predict she will arrive in 1 hour and a half. for the next checkpoint. Pictures source: Microsoft Office 2000 Clip Art

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Jessie Royer, my musher: • is at Koyuk and is currently 23 place. • checked in at Koyuk at 9: 23 am. • dog team has 9 dogs. • checked out of Koyuk at 15:15. • dropped 0 dogs. • next checkpoint is Elim. • had 28 miles away from the last checkpoint. • has 123 miles left to reach Nome. • I predict she will arrive in 1 hour for the next checkpoint. • to find information on Koyuk go to www.iditarod.com/race updates Picture source: Microsoft Office 2000 Clip Art

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Jessie Royer, my musher: • is in 21st place. • got to Nome at 2:32 am. • dog team has 9 dogs. • took 1036 miles to get from Anchorage to Nome. Nome facts: • Nome’s population is 3576 people. • Nome is the end of the Iditarod Race. • Nome’s latitude is 64.30 and the longitude is 165.25. Picture Source:: Global Star Software

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This experience was great! I have had a lot of fun gathering information about my musher. Some of my predictions were right and some were wrong. My first prediction was right, she did get to Nome! Though my other prediction was not right, I thought she would get to Nome with 10 dogs, but she ended up with 9 dogs. I was off by one dog. My last prediction was correct! She did get to Nome in 10 days!! Personally, I think she did a great job, even though she didn’t get in 15th place but got in 21st place. She won 11,000 dollars. picture: licensed stock photos courtesy of www. clipart.com

Results Chart: 

Results Chart

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Through this activity, we learned many new things in different subjects. For example in Math, we learned to read and analyze graphs, charts, maps and we solved 30 “Problems of the Day”. In Social Studies, we learned about the history of the Iditarod, studied about Alaska and its different cities, its weather, population, and geography. In Language Arts, we learned spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. In Science, we learned about the weather and temperatures, and what veterinarians do to help the dogs. We also learned how to use technology effectively. We used different types of technology such as computers, printers, projectors, and digital cameras. Our teachers taught us how to use the Internet and to do intelligent searching using Google. We also learned PowerPoint skills such as creating slides, placing pictures from the Internet, cutting and pasting slides, spell checking, wordart, and putting animations in our presentation. Lastly, we learned teamwork and appreciating others‘ opinions and special talents. We learned about real life experiences. We were in a race ourselves! Overall this experience has been terrific! I really hope we do this again!

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• I want to thank Mr. Gallegos, my school Principal, for letting my class come to the District computer lab. • I want to thank Mrs. Walker for allowing me and my class to use PowerPoint in the District Office and making this whole experience better. She also taught me how to modify graphics and create web pages. • The next person I want to thank is Mr. Cerda for helping us when our computer files got erased. Picture Source:: Global Star Software

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• I would like to thank Ms. Adela, an office worker at the lab for taking us snacks when we got really hungry and for bringing us prizes for our raffles! • I want to thank Mr. Rick, an office worker at the computer lab for rescuing us one day when we got stuck in our school. He was also helpful in troubleshooting our technical problems. Picture Source:: Global Star Software

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I want thank my favorite teacher, Ms. Calvo, for helping me when I needed help. Without her we wouldn’t have come here in the first place. I want to thank my parents for supporting me in this whole process. The last people I want to thank are my partners in the Multi- Media contest. They are Crystal, Charlie, and Justin. Pictures source: Microsoft Office 2000 Clip Art