Fourth grade teacher Todd Hausman uses the Iditarod dog sled race as a compelling framework for studying the concept of elapsed time. Students access live race updates online in order to calculate and predict the mushers' progress.
Supporting materials include a lesson plan, transcript for the video, and Iditarod teacher tools from the official website.
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