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Student Activity: Vacation Planning
Students will use Internet to prepare the vacation itinerary. This itinerary must include a map of the destination, travel route and mileage, map of lodging location, map of locations of all tourist destinations. Students must include times tourist sites are open, cost of entry, location, and any other special requirements. Students may use e-mail and print the response, to find out additional information not included in web site. Students may work cooperatively to complete the project. In other words, they may share information they find that might be useful to other students even though their destination will be different. A bibliography will be required. This project will be a little more trickier than scavenger hunt in that the links are not available. I would like you to use many different search engines to help you in this endeaver. Good Luck and have fun!
Objective: Plan a vacation for a week.
All travel information must be accessed from the Internet.
Assessment: Material must be presented in written (portfolio) and oral form.
Information must be organized so that all major areas are covered.
Sites used must be documented in bibliography and evaluated using the tool provided.
What must be included:
Transportation: Airline or train costs and times.
Mileage and costs by car.
Food: At least one major meal per day (5 days).
Two of the meals must be ethnic.
Hotel: Accommodations and cost.
Tourist Sites: Include at least one activity per day for 5 days.
May include museums, art galleries, amusement parks, recreation areas, movies, shopping, sports, etc.
Should include most popular sites in area.
Cost of activity should be included.
Important Facts: Who are some famous people who have lived in this town or are currently living there?
Historical facts about the town.
Current census facts - current population.
Weather: Print weather forecast for 3 consecutive days.
Get highest and lowest temperatures.
Sports: What professional teams are in the area?
Map: Include maps of city, locations of tourist activities planned, and hotel information.
Additional: Additional information may be included, but all information listed must be in final draft.