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Please go to websites below to find out more information about different Christmas
traditions from around the world.
Please go to #1 first and complete the worksheet before going to the other
three sites.
1. Christmas Around the World
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/xmas_around.htm
2. Christmas Around The World
http://northpole.net/world.htm
3. Christmas Around the World 2
http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/
4. Christmas traditions
http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm
The Iditarod
1) This is a really cool site to go to, try it and you will see!!!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/
THESE TWO SITES ARE ALL ABOUT THE BOOK WE ARE READING AND THAT SPECIAL LADY,
LIBBY RIDDLES J
Ultimate Iditarod - get an inside look at this race from the perspective of
the mushers! Includes a neat section for teachers and students, pictures, updates,
and Libby Riddles - biography of the first woman to win the Iditarod from the
Women in Alaska's History site.
Riddles, Libby - read an autobiography from the first woman to win the Iditarod
from NASA's Female Frontiers
2) Anchorage news' special Iditarod coverage on the
web
http://www.adn.com/iditarod
3) the official
website of the race
http://www.iditarod.com
And They're Off - photo of a team starting the race in Anchorage, Alaska.
From Iditarod Sled Dog Race Adventure.
Brooks, Ramy - learn about this musher and his dogsledding experiences.
You can also see photos and get info on the Iditarod.
Cabela's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Coverage - 2002 - includes race history,
rules, photos, information on all the mushers, and more.
Caribou Hills - photo of a team mushing Caribou Hills above Kachemak Bay
in Alaska. From Iditarod Sled Dog Race Adventure.
Cove Kids Iditarod - interesting info and photos about the Iditarod race,
Alaska, and dogsledding from a class of fifth graders.
Happy Trails Kennel - read about musher Martin Buser and his team of dogs.
Features their race schedule, kennel life, and reports from their competitions.
Iditarod 2002 - follow the excitement of this event with current and past
mushers as well as other race experts.
River Checkpoint - photo of a team taking off from a checkpoint. From Iditarod
Sled Dog Race Adventure.
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Please use the websites below to learn more about
the Wright Brothers!
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/wright.html
http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/gal100/wright1903.html
http://www.fi.edu/flights/first/during.html
http://www.fi.edu/flights/first/after.html
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/planes/wrightfly.html
6. For the answers to question 7 go here!
http://www.wrightbrothers.org/History/History%20of%20Airplane/wannabees.htm