Driving Question for Project Roadtrip

You are on a vacation in one of the seven regions of the United States.
Where would you visit ??

• Each project team is responsible for one of the seven U.S. regions
• Each student on the team is responsible for one state within their team's region
• Each student needs to choose two absolute locations within their state to visit.
• Students are responsible for learning about the locations their are visiting.
• When all the locations are combined, the team will have to plan out how to visit all the locations.
  
• Teams are planning out on a large map the best routes to travel -- and are using Google Maps and Travelocity to help make decisions.

Creating Project Road Trip Teams

This week we are forming teams for the project. Student teams are choosing a name to represent their team, and choosing the regions they will be visiting. Check in later this week for more info.

What is Project Road Trip?

In Project Road Trip you will be working with a team of students to research, plan and present a trip through different regions of the United States. Your team will be assigned a specific region in the U.S. and will need to work together, using maps, internet sites, magazines and books to plan the best vacation possible.

You will learn how to use road maps to locate different states and cities in your region. You will learn how to use resources to locate the most interesting places to visit. You will learn how to use sites like Google Maps or Mapquest to plan the route for your travels, how much gas you will need, and how much it will cost you to get there!

When your journey is finished you will create a presentation that you will share with the class.

Have fun !!