Dog Sled STEM Activity

Integrate STEM during the Iditarod!

Students love completing this STEM challenge! Students learn about the history of dog sled racing by reading about the great serum race to Nome, Alaska in 1925.

Students love designing, building, and testing their own dog sled!

Material List:

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Tape

  • Straws

  • Scissors

  • Pipe cleaners

  • Pom poms

After learning about the history of dog sled racing students design, build, and test a dog sled using only the materials provided. The dog sled will be tested based on two variables (speed and being able to carry the most cargo).

This is a fun and engaging activity for students to work on during a novel study of Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner or after reading Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake!

What Teachers Are Saying:

"This was one of the best storybook STEM projects I've done with my third graders. We used it after reading Stone Fox.

There weren't any materials I had to buy outside of what was on my shelves already and the kids loved the twist of earning points for the WIN and for the CARGO.

I let them improve their sleds for a second round the next day, and we had so much fun with this 3-day event." - Alyson S.

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