Introduction
You are about to plan the vacation of your choice. Think of yourself as the "trip designer". Where have you wanted to go? What activities do you enjoy doing when you are on vacation? What time of the year do you want to go and how long do you want to stay? These are just some of the things you need to think about. The key to an awesome vacation, is in the planning. Looking at what a trip entails takes time, but in the long run it can make your vacation run smoother and be more enjoying. So if you don't want your vacation to end in disaster, START PLANNING!
Task
Your task is to become a super planner! Once you have chosen you destination for your vacation, think about the details of the trip. Details include: budget,travel, food, family/friends going, length of vacation, sigthseeing and activities. A place to start is to create a travel log, using a paper notebook of yourchoice or a virtual notebook.
Process
Process/Steps
(Remember: Make sure that you keep all these details in your notebook.)
1. Decide on where you are going on vacation.
2. Decide on your budget. (suggestion $10,000 -$15,000)
a. This will involve making graphs to show your expenses.
b. You may use a bar graph, line graph or table/chart format.
3. Decide on the length of your vacation.
4. Decide on how you will travel. It may involve more than one mode of travel. (Plane, Car, Boat or Train)
5. Decide on what you want to do: a. places to see; and b. things to do.
6. Decide on how you want to take care of your food. If you are staying in a hotel/resort, will all you meals be there and include in the price or will they be an added expense? Decide if you are gpoing to eat at different restaurants each day.
7. Decide on what you want to have for spending money and what items you think you will be buying. (Souvenirs, post cards, stamps for the post cards or something else.
Evaluation
Evaluation
You will be evaluated on the following:
1. The design of your budget.
2. Did you stay within your budget?
3. Did you plan your travel arrangements according?
4. Did your travel log include all your trip details?
5. Was your travel log organized?
6. Was your travel log creative?
7. Did you include pictures, maps, well written summaries of your adventures?
Conclusion
Conclusion
Tell what you learned about traveling and why.
Tell if you would return to your vacation choice again and why.
Tell whether you planned well for the trip. If so, show evidence to back your reasoning. If not, what would you do differently next time?
Tell whether you felt you created a well planned and interesting travel log. If so, give your reasons. If not, tell what you could do next time to improve the log.
Tell whether you stayed within your budget. What did you learn about having a budget? Would you have the same type budget next time or would you change it? If so, how would you change it and why?
Credits
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Teacher's Page
I created this web quest as I have enjoyed traveling with my family since I was four and a half years old. As a resuslt, I have traveled over much of the United States with my family. As an adult I have been able to travel to different countries all over the world. From my travel experiences, I have learned so much, that I wanted my students to have this experience for themselves, even if it was virtual travel. Perhaps some day in the future, they will be able to have the real experience! Happy Traveling!