EFG
Primary Domain

Detailed Description
The students will learn about the race history that includes Kusko 300, The Bogus Creek 150, The Akiak Dash, and the local events. The race route follows old dog team mail routes along the Kuskokwim River. The mail routes now are by small planes and hovercraft, students will compare the cost and the miles that take place through the air to the dog teams and how long it took to travel on these routes . Students will draw a map to show the route of the Kusko 300 trail and the shorter races that take place same time as the main event. Each community will be identified with the information of the population, and a short history of the place. The Kuskokwim 300 Race Committee ha s a curriculum that has activities for students to work on , information on the events and, the distance chart between the villages. There is a lot of news coverage so the students can listen to the new or watch televisoin during the news hour and get the latest new on the major events that take place during the races.

Domain Outcomes

P1. Read to Understand

P2. Complete a Mathematical Analysis

P3. Create a Map, Graph, or Chart

P4. Demonstrate Competency in World Languages

P5. Action research project with a team approach:

P6. Utilize one form of technology:

P7. Develop Creative Expression:

P8. Write a report:

P9. Make an Oral Presentation:

Partnerships

Career Investigations

Community Service Options:

Internet Questions:

State Standard
A 6) know that cultural elements, including language, literature, the arts, customs, and belief systems, reflect the ideas and attitudes of a specific time and know how cultural elements influence human interactions.

District Outcome 1:
5. Understand that people are dependent on one another for goods and services.

District Outcome 2:
5. Be able to add and subtract whole numbers to seven places.

Detailed Description:
The students will learn about the race history that includes Kusko 300, The Bogus Creek 150, The Akiak Dash, and the local events. The race route follows old dog team mail routes along the Kuskokwim River. The mail routes now are by small planes and hovercraft, students will compare the cost and the miles that take place through the air to the dog teams and how long it took to travel on these routes . Students will draw a map to show the route of the Kusko 300 trail and the shorter races that take place same time as the main event. Each community will be identified with the information of the population, and a short history of the place. The Kuskokwim 300 Race Committee ha s a curriculum that has activities for students to work on , information on the events and, the distance chart between the villages. There is a lot of news coverage so the students can listen to the new or watch televisoin during the news hour and get the latest new on the major events that take place during the races.

SCAN Skill
Information: Acquires and uses information

Resources
Kusko 300 Race Committee, Teacher, Local Dog Mushers Committee, Tundra Drums,
Kuskokwin 300 Curriculum,

Specific Grading CritieriaStudents will write an essay about the Race History.
Students will identify and make an accurate map of race route.