The Great American Road Trip (Geography/Social Studies)

You and your team are travel agents planning a 5-day educational trip across the Southwest for a family.

Create a detailed itinerary, calculate costs, and produce a presentation highlighting three historical sites.

• 1. Assign roles: Historian, Budget Analyst, Photographer, Geographer.
  2. Use approved websites to research sites, distances, and costs.
  3. Create a shared document for the itinerary and a slideshow for the presentation.

A rubric assessing research depth (40%), teamwork (20%), and final presentation (40%). 

• Provided links to travel sites (e.g., Google Maps, National Park service sites).