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Project Whistlestop: Missouri Vacation Learning Unit
Title: Missouri Vacation Planning
Teacher: Mrs. Ruth Hays
School: William Bryant Elementary
Grade Focus: Fourth Grade, Missouri Studies
Time Frame: One Week
Supporting Material: Map of Missouri
Contents:
Unit Introduction:
As a culminating activity in my classroom's study of Missouri, we plan a vacation in our state. This project based activity involves cooperative learning, map reading, mathematical calculations, the economic principles of scarcity and opportunity cost, and the use of technology to gain information and make calculations.
Missouri Standards:
Goals:
In order to gain a more in-depth understanding of recreational opportunities in our state, analyze information gained through the study of geography of regions, and utilize historical reference points in particular locations, the students will plan a fictitious vacation to a region of Missouri
Activities / Procedures:
1. Students will be paired to examine one of ten vacation regions in our state (asdetermined by the Missouri Official Travel Guide).
2. The students use map-reading skills in figuring out the roads and distances to reach a chosen "starting city" in their travel region. Mileage distances (based on actual miles) are determined from the Missouri Highway map provided. Mileage is figured to determine the cost to travel to this city from Blue Springs, Missouri.
3. Once the "starting city" is determined, students are allowed to "explore" the region using the Missouri Official Travel Guide, pamphlets obtained by the teacher from each area, and by using the Internet to contact cities within their region.
4. Requirements are explained as outlined in the attached sample packet. Students are shown that economic decisions must be made regarding food, lodging, entertainment, and travel. Students are required to stay within their allotted "budget" of $1500.
5. A record of each day's activities is kept. (See plan attached) The cost of each day's plan is figured. Then a total is determined for the 5-day imaginary journey.
6. Students are taught to use a spreadsheet on the computer (see attached plan) in order to keep a running tally of each total.
7. A scrap book/photo album is created using pictures either drawn, cut from pamphlets, or obtained from the Internet.
8. An oral presentation is made to the class describing their adventure.
Resources and Technology used:
The Missouri Official Guide (obtained from: The Missouri Department of Tourism) [one per pair of students]
Missouri State Highway Maps [one per pair of students]
Teacher-obtained pamphlets and brochures from each area
Internet information gained from Chambers of Commerce in the vacation area
Teacher-created spreadsheet [students use to fill in cost amounts]
Teacher-created outline page and worksheets
Assessment:
Student assessment/reflection of own work
Accurate Mathematical calculations on the worksheet
Collaboration efforts with partners based on daily "score" of cooperation
Production of the photo album/scrap book
Oral Presentation to classroom persuading others to visit their region
Conclusion:
Last year's students enjoyed this activity immensely. They were amazed at the complexity of planning a vacation. They were also overwhelmed by the cost involved in such a venture. Many eyes were opened to the number of economic decisions that must be made to stay within a budget. Several students indicated that they wanted to present this information to their parents to "actually go" on their fictitious vacation just to see if itwould work! They learned that there is a lot to see and do in each region of our state.
| Missouri Vacation Planning | _________________________________________________________________________ |
| Score | _________________________________________________________________________ |
| Self-Score | _________________________________________________________________________ |
During my work with the Missouri Vacation Planning Unit, I have learned:
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My favorite part of this project was:
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My least favorite part of the project was:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________On a scale of 10 (best) to 1 (worst), I would rank my behavior during this project as:
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
because:
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| Missouri Vacation Plan Oral Presentation Score sheet |
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| Score of 5 | Score of 4 | Score of 3 | Score of 2 | Score of 1 |
| Excellent Volume | Good Volume | Adequate Volume | Fair Volume | Poor Volume |
| Excellent Persuasion Techniques | Good Persusasion Ideas | Some Persuasion Used | Few Persuasives | No Persuasion used |
| Excellent Fact/Opinion Mix | Good Fact/Opinion Mix | Some Opinions and Facts | Few Facts/Opinions | No Fact/Opinion statements |
| Excellent Visuals Used | Some visuals used | No visuals |
| Score of 5 | Score of 4 | Score of 3 | Score of 2 | Score of 1 |
| Excellent Volume | Good Volume | Adequate Volume | Fair Volume | Poor Volume |
| Excellent Persuasion Techniques | Good Persusasion Ideas | Some Persuasion Used | Few Persuasives | No Persuasion used |
| Excellent Fact/Opinion Mix | Good Fact/Opinion Mix | Some Opinions and Facts | Few Facts/Opinions | No Fact/Opinion statements |
| Excellent Visuals Used | Some visuals used | No visuals |
Missouri Vacation Planning
You are going to plan a vacation! You and a friend will be traveling to a region in our state of Missouri. A road map and the Missouri Official Travel Guide will be used to plan your summer vacation. (You may choose your dates based on the events you wish to enjoy.) There are certain requirements you will have for your journey. You will be gone a total of 5 days and 4 nights. Meals, lodging, travel, and entertainment will need to be planned, as will the cost of these items.Record your choices in the blanks below. Then figure the total cost per day. Add each day's totals to determine the Grand Total spent. You have $1500 to spend. You cannot spend more than this amount. If you spend less, you may record the amount that you will be able to spend on souvenirs on the appropriate line at the end of this project. Good luck, and HAVE FUN!
Food: Spend no less than $20 per day per person (this totals $40 for the two of you.) You may divide this any way that you want for each day. This includes breakfast,lunch, dinner, and any snacks that you eat during the day/night.
Lodging:
Entertainment: Plan to attend at least one event/location per day.
You must attend at least 3 events/locations during your 5 day stay.
Travel: You may travel to different cities in your region or you may stay in the same city. Figure your mileage by adding the distances between cities as found on a map. Then multiply the number of miles times $0.20 per mile to find the cost of moving around.
Region: ________________________________________________________________________________________
City in the region from which you will begin:_________________________________________________________________________
Roads/highways traveled to arrive at this city from Blue Springs:_______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Distance traveled from Blue Springs to arrive at this city:__________________________________________________________________________
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Supplies to pack for your trip: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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| Day 1 (date) ___________________ | Cost |
| Breakfast ______________________ |
__________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lunch ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Dinner ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lodging at ______________________ | __________ |
| Mileage: ________ miles * 0.20 per miles | __________ |
|
TOTAL COST for today:
|
__________ |
| Day 2 (date) ___________________ | Cost |
| Breakfast ______________________ |
__________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lunch ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Dinner ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lodging at ______________________ | __________ |
| Mileage: ________ miles * 0.20 per miles | __________ |
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TOTAL COST for today:
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__________ |
| Day 3 (date) ___________________ | Cost |
| Breakfast ______________________ |
__________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lunch ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Dinner ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lodging at ______________________ | __________ |
| Mileage: ________ miles * 0.20 per miles | __________ |
|
TOTAL COST for today:
|
__________ |
| Day 4 (date) ___________________ | Cost |
| Breakfast ______________________ |
__________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lunch ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Dinner ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lodging at ______________________ | __________ |
| Mileage: ________ miles * 0.20 per miles | __________ |
|
TOTAL COST for today:
|
__________ |
| Day 5 (date) ___________________ | Cost |
| Breakfast ______________________ |
__________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Lunch ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)__________________________________ | __________ |
| Dinner ______________________ | __________ |
| (destination)_HOME to Blue Springs | __________ |
| Lodging at ______________________ | __________ |
| Mileage: ________ miles * 0.20 per miles | __________ |
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TOTAL COST for today:
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TOTAL COST OF THE TRIP:
Travel to destination ____________
Day 1 ____________
Day 2 ____________
Day 3 ____________
Day 4 ____________
Day 5 ____________
Souvenirs _________
TOTAL __________
Missouri Vacation Planning
Region: _____________________
COSTS
| Date | Travel | Breakfast | Destination | Lunch | Destination | Dinner | Destination | Lodging | Totals |
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| Grand Total: |
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