A Road Trip through the 50 States

Introduction

Today you will be taking a break from class and going on a road trip across the country.

Task

On your road trip you will be going through many different states, learning fun facts along the way.

Things Like:

State Capital

Population

State Number

And some quirky facts too!

Print out this map and as you travel across the country, show your route.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Map_of_USA_showing_state_names.png

Process

Being behind the wheel on this road trip you get to decide where we go!

As you are cruisin' through each section on the United States stop at least two states in each section. 

Use the websites below to find facts about the states you drive through

http://www.us-state-facts.com/

https://www.50states.com/facts/

Sections: 

Northeast

Southeast

Midwest

Southwest

West

Non-Contiguous 

Evaluation

You will be graded on the following:

2 States per Section:  10pts

Facts for Each State: 

State Capital (2pts per state)

Population (2pts per state)

State Number(2pts per state)

Fun Facts (2pts per state)

Conclusion

You have returned back to class from your roadtrip and now gained some knowledge of the 50 States!

 

Feel Free to use these websites to continue your roadtrip on your free time!