In this Iditarod Sled Dog Race ELA Unit, students will conduct research on a specific musher. In addition, they will research facts about the Iditarod Trail. Students will learn how to make predictions and read and analyze statistics, patterns, and trends. By using the statistics, patterns, and trends of the previous Iditarod Sled Dog Races, students will write a data-dependent analysis at the end of the unit. Finally, there is an ELA Sled Dog Race game to use throughout the unit.Included in