Directions: 

As a group, decide who will take each question. Over the next two days, you will be developing answers for these questions and trying to find connections to The Call of the Wild.

Questions:

1) Describe the specifics of a dog team makeup.  (Leaders?  Wheelers?) Does each member have a permanent role?

2) What are the dogs'ideal conditions to run?  How do they maintain their body temperatures?

3) What is a musher?  What is the relationship between the musher and the dog team?

4) How do the dogs on a dog team communicate?

5) What makes a good sled dog?  How do they pull all that weight?

6) Do sled dogs like to run?

7) What is the Iditarod?

8) What types of dogs make up a dog sled team?

9)  What is the difference between a Swing dog and a lead dog?

10) In what state, capital, and month is the iditarod held?

Websites:

Iditarod

Discovery Videos Iditarod

Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic

World Book

https://iditarod.com/race-map/

What is a dog sled?

State Capital