In this sled dogs worksheet, students review and discuss eighteen key terms associated with sled dogs and circle each one in a word search puzzle.

Students compare human and dog senses. In this biology lesson, students describe different ways that dogs help humans. They research and create a presentation about a modern dog hero.

Pupils use Internet, video and text resources to gather information about the Amundsen/Scott race for the South Pole in 1911-12, dog sledding, and the ethical treatment of animals for science. They set up a debate to determine the...

Use an exciting role play activity to teach young chemists about the importance of heat transfer in maintaining homeostasis. They assume the role of a dog sled owner who has been abandoned and must fend for themselves with only a...

Middle schoolers consider dog breeds that are helpful to humans and their hereditary link to wolves. In this biology lesson, student research a dog breed for traits that make it useful to humans.  Students write a report of how...

Warm up to the idea of solar energy. A lesson includes three activities that challenge scholars to apply knowledge in new ways. First, they learn to run an alarm clock without a battery by using solar energy. Next, they complete an...

In this crossword puzzle worksheet about polar bears, students are given 8 descriptions from which to find words which fit in the crossword format.

Middle schoolers study Inuit and their ancestors.  In this biomes lesson plan students study the relationship between the Inuit and their environment and create a class art gallery.

In this winter crossword puzzle worksheet, students complete a 19 word puzzle using clues given.

In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the Inuit culture.

Find information about dogs and dog sledding with this interactive site.

Travel on a Virtual Field Trip to learn more about the Iditarod Trail Dog Sledding Race. Includes a scavenger hunt.

Explore this comprehensive resource on the birds and mammals of the tundra. This resource features information such as diet, class, order, size, habitat, conservation range and the like.