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Yukon Quest Visual Overview
Here are some good visual overviews of the Yukon Quest race trail. This is a really good video produced by Scott Chesney call It Ain't Easy. It's 24 minutes long. The Yukon Quest spans some of the most spectacular scenery in the north. Here are some examples. (All photos are used courtesy of and with permission…
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Teaching the Yukon Quest
As I am putting materials together it occurred to me that teaching the unit means having to have a plan of sorts. As a teacher who has been involved for many years and in many facets, it just came to me naturally. I had first-hand experience and information to share with my students so it…
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Student Race Book / Manual
I've refered to a student race book or manual. Here is a list of the documents I used. Print the ones you think will be helpful and add other documents that will work for your class. 2020 Application Form Ykon Quest Sanctioned Qualifying Races Sled Dogs in the North The Modern Sled Dog Mushing Vocabulary…
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Today’s Suggested Activity
Here are some suggestions for your Yukon Quest for Learning: Day 1 Start thinking about your classroom Yukon Quest displays. There are some really good examples on the Quest Classroom page. I did a video explaining my last big display. Day 2 I've added a new page Teaching the Yukon Quest. It's an attempt to explain…
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Airdrie – Grade 3
Chantelle Bergeron and Michelle Bechthold's Grade 3 class in Airdrie followed the 2017 Quest. Here are photos of some of their activitries. (Some really good ideas.)
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Inside the Sled Videos
As promised, here are the videos from Yuka Honda and Deb Knight's presentation at Selkirk school. The star of the presentation was Petunia – Yuka's 13 year old retired sled dog. She put on a show for the students. One of the important pieces of equipment every Yukon Quest musher must carry in their sleds…
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A Look Inside a Quest Sled
Yukon Quest musher Yuka Honda, her handler Deb Knight and Petunia, a retired sled dog visited Selkirk Elementary School to show students what goes into a Quest sled. There's mandatory gear, and good to have gear. The sled The break and drag mat The ice or snow hooks The gear Yuka packs in the sled…
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2017 Vet Check
This year's vet check took place on Sunday, Jan.22. The Northerm building was a busy place. Dogs are weighed first. Every dog has a microchip – about the size of a grain of rice – to identify them. Vets scan the dogs to find that information. The vets check each dog from…
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Selkirk Elementary – Grade 7 – Whitehorse
We changed our Quest wall this year. Here's what it looks like in 2016. Here's a video explaining how we did the different pieces. This is the main wall – looking towards our classroom. A view from the doorway to our classroom looking the other way. Yes. This is me and our dog, Piper. The…
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Math Plans Using IXL Online
Mary Lynn Roush from Corvallis, Oregon has created the following packages for students to use. She has the students use the Math IXL program to "earn" miles and race across the Yukon Quest trail. Here are the directions. And the document to print and pass out to students. This is a good resource for schools…
