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Mysteries About True Histories (M.A.T.H.)

There’s No Place Like Nome!

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// Episode Description:  Max, Molly, and Rufus are pulled into one of Alaska’s most legendary true stories: the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, Alaska. Teaming up with mushers like Wild Bill Shannon, Leonhard Seppala, and famous sled-dogs Togo and Balto, they brave blizzards, ice, and exhaustion to help deliver life-saving medicine. Along the way, they use Math, stamina, and teamwork with furry friends to help save a community. //

© Starglow Media / Atomic Entertainment Length 00:17:52 4 September 2025 Season 2 Episode 17 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: History , Fact Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Starglow Media / Atomic Entertainment Length 00:17:52 4 September 2025 Season 2 Episode 17 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: History , Fact Country: USA Type: Episodic

Introducing: Mysteries About True Histories

Introducing: Mysteries About True Histories

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

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Episode Description:  Max, Molly, and Rufus are pulled into one of Alaska’s most legendary true stories: the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, Alaska. Teaming up with mushers like Wild Bill Shannon, Leonhard Seppala, and famous sled-dogs Togo and Balto, they brave blizzards, ice, and exhaustion to help deliver life-saving medicine. Along the way, they use Math, stamina, and teamwork with furry friends to help save a community.

Math Concepts: Division and averages (150 ÷ 20 = 7.5 dogs per team)

Distance, rate, and time calculations; Multiplication with decimals; Ratios and comparisons.

History/Geography Concepts: History: The 1925 Serum Run to Nome (also called The Great Race of Mercy); Geography: Alaska, Nenana, Nome, Norton Sound, Arctic conditions; Biology: Dogs’ olfactory system (300 million receptors vs. 6 million in humans)


© Starglow Media / Atomic Entertainment | 00:17:52

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