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Melissa Garffer

Iditarod 2020

Grades: 4th Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Subjects: Social Studies, Health, History

Student Instructions

While many sports events have been cancelled - the Iditarod Race was not. This morning, shortly after midnight, the winning team crossed the finish line. Listen to the news reports about the end of the race. Choose ONE of these questions to think about and post an answer. - How is the Iditarod Race today different from the original Great Serum Run of 1925? - What connection can you make between what happened in the the community of Nome, Alaska in 1925 and what is happening to us in 2020? - Why do you think they did NOT cancel this major sporting event when so many other major sporting events across the country have been cancelled for now?

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