Introduction
It's time we travel through out our great state of Ohio! Ohio is a great state with many important cities and historical events. You will be asked to use the internet to navigate your way through out this journey. You will be asked to find out some basic information that I asked for as well as finding information that you find interesting and want to talk about! So what are you waiting for? Go to the task page and lets get started!
Task
You will be asked to find out the three most populated cities in Ohio. (You may be close to one of them.) Once you have figured out what those three cities are you will be asked to visit all three of them traveling by train.
First, you will determine which city to visit first based on our school's location. In other words, we will be starting at the city we are closest to.
Second, you will determine the best route to get from city to city and calculate the total distance you will have traveled.
Next, you will research the city's flag you will be visiting. You will illustrate them and then color them.
Lastly, you will be asked to do some digging and find one local newspaper article for each of these cities and write about what you have found.
Now please go to the Process page to complete the assignment!
Process
Using google find out what are the three most populated cities in Ohio.
After that,
you will schedule your trip and find out how much it will cost to ride the bus by using the Greyhound website. Follow the steps listed below for this portion of the assignment:
Click this link to the Greyhound.com website (a new window will open)
**Refer back to this page for step-by-step directions
Click on Tickets & Travel Info
Click Purchase Tickets on left sidebar
Click One-Way
Leaving From: type (City, Ohio)
Departing On: Today's date
Going to: (City, Ohio)
Returning on: Today's date
Click on Discounts Button
Click on Search Schedules Button
Select Departure Schedule
Click on Schedule Number (a new window will open)
Go to new window and click Print then close window
Click Fares Button
Record Web Fares Only ticket price on Departure Schedule
Click Purchase Tickets on left sidebar and repeat above procedure
Next,
you will use map skills to determine the total distance you will travel on your trip across country.
TASK #1:
Using the map provided (looks like the one below) you will begin at your departure point, and highlight the most direct route to get to each of your destinations by using Interstate Highways .
**Note: Use a pencil first to determine your route before marking with the highlighter. Treat it much like a maze that you must find the exit to.
Using different highlighters, highlight the most direct route along Interstate Highways.
Once your route is highlighted, you will use the mileage legend at the bottom of the map and a ruler to measure the approximate distance in miles from one destination to the next.
Since the Interstate Highways are not perfectly straight and lining the ruler up exactly would be impossible, just measure the distance as a straight line between all the major cities the Highways run through along the way.
When you have calculated the total distance in miles from one destination to the next, turn your map over and record the distance using a complete sentence. Then, add up the individual distances and write a complete sentence recording the total miles that will be traveled for the entire trip.
While you stop at each city remember to find out the city flag. There may be multiple sources that give different flags. Use your best researching skills to judge the source and determine what you believe is legitimate. You will then draw the flags using construction paper and markers.
The last part of your assignment requires you to take a look at what is going on today.
Using google.com you will search for the newspapers in each of these cities.
Go to each newspaper's website and find their "local news" section.
Find an article of local interest and record the following information about the article:
- Name of the newspaper
- City the newspaper is in
- Title, author, and date of article
- Five sentence paragraph on your thoughts and opinions of the article and whether you find it "news worthy"
Evaluation
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Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Qualified 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
Score |
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Greyhound Assignment |
Many of the components of the assignment were either not attempted or not completed, reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
Some of the components of the assignment were either not attempted or not completed, reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
Most of the components of the assignment were completed reflecting mastery of performance. |
All components |
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Map Skills Assignment |
Many of the components of the assignment were either not attempted or not completed, reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
Some of the components of the assignment were either not attempted or not completed, reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
Most of the components of the assignment were completed reflecting mastery of performance. |
All components |
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Article Assignment |
Many of the components of the assignment were either not attempted or not completed, reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
Some of the components of the assignment were either not attempted or not completed, reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
Most of the components of the assignment were completed reflecting mastery of performance. |
All components |
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Grammar |
More than 4 errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar were noted reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
3-4 errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar were noted reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
1-2 errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar were noted reflecting mastery of performance. |
No errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammer were noted reflecting the highest level of performance. |
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Accuracy of Information |
Most of the work produced was neither thorough nor accurate reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
Some of the work produced was thorough and/or accurate reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
All of the |
All of the work produced was thorough and accurate reflecting the highest level of performance. |
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Conclusion
Great job! You just traveled throughout the entire state of Ohio! You visited our three highest populated cities.
Ohio is a very interesting state and has a lot going on locally. It is important to read up on what is happening in the cities around us. It is even more important to look at these articles critically to come up with our own opinions.
I sure hope you had fun and I can't wait to read what you have found out!
Credits
Teacher Page
This webquest was designed for students to practice their online searching skills. It is also used to enhance their geography skills while learning about the cities in their states.