Florida Vacation

By Martha, Wendy, Camile, and Carissa

Introduction:

We Want You! Florida the Sunshine State welcomes families for “Fun in the Sun”. Family vacations are a time honored tradition that can be great fun or simply endured. Prepare yourself to use high order thinking skills to make decisions that will ensure ten days of fun and memories while traveling and visiting great state of Florida.

Task:

Your family will take a vacation to Florida. You will use the Internet to make travel plans that must include how to get there, what local attractions to visit such as a museum, and how your money will be spent.

Process:

Listed below are the criteria you will be expected to follow:

Travel Plans:

You will be traveling from Menard, Texas to Florida. You will need to include a map of your travel plans to show mileage to and from Florida.

Local attractions:

I Disney World: http://disney.go.com/park/homepage/today/flash/index.html

I Beaches: http://www.surf-sun.com/florida.html

I Attractions: http://www.floridaattractions.com/

I M.G.M.: http://mgm.com/

I Universal Studios: http://www.universalstudios.com/homepage/flash/

Budget:

Expense instructions for your spreadsheet.

1. Your trip will last 10 days, including travel time.

2. Your family will have $5000.00 to spend on the entire vacation.

3. You will travel in your family-owned vehicle. Your maximum speed is 70 mph. This will help you plan your travel time. Your vehicle gets 20 miles per gallon and has a fifteen-gallon tank. Gas prices will vary.

I Online conversion: http://www.onlineconversion.com/milespergallon.htm

I Gas Prices: http://www.gaspricewatch.com/default.asp

I Mileage/Maps: http://mapquest.com/main.adp

4. You must spend one night in a hotel on the way to Florida and one night on the way home. You will also need to plan lodging for each night once you reach your destination.

Accommodations:

I Florida: http://www.flhotels.com/

I Best Western: http://www.bestwestern.com/

5. Each family member must eat 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch & dinner) each family member will be allowed $25.00 per day for meals.

Using the above information you will use your skills to produce an Excel spreadsheet to list your expenses.

Evaluation:

Students will utilize the following grading rubrics:

I Math Rubric: http://www.teach-nology.com/cgi-bin/math.cgi

I Collaborative Rubric: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/view_rubric.php3?id=286428

Conclusion:

You and your family have just returned from the vacation of a lifetime. You have gained skills in planning and budgeting; you have experienced various attractions in the state, and managed to remain within your budget! Where will you go next?

Credits:

A special thanks to Web Quest “Vacation Anyone” by Rodger Robbins for inspiration.

“Sunshine” Clip and “Red Car” provided by: http://www.animationfactory.com/