Introduction
Introduction
A trip to Disney World
Congratulations! Your family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children) has won $10,000 to go towards a week vacation to Disney World in Orlando Florida! It is up to you to plan out your week vacation. Choose which restaurants, hotels, and travel arrangement to use.
Task
Task
You are to plan a 1 week trip (including travel time) from Dallas, Texas to Orlando Florida for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children). For this trip you have been awarded a budget of $10,000. You will need to determine your travel arrangements, hotel accommodations, money for food, and activities you will do throughout the week.
Your report should include:
- Daily plan of what you will do each day and estimated expenses (include food, activities, hotel, travel ect.)
- Travel plans, dates, estimated prices and reasoning behind your choice
- Hotel accommodations, estimated prices and reasoning for your choice
- Any other additional information you feel necessary.
Process
Process
You will work in groups of 4 to plan your vacation.
Step 1:delegate roles amongst your group members.
Role 1: Banker - someone to keep track of the money to make sure you are staying within your budget
Role 2: Event Planner - someone in charge of activities done throughout the week and make sure you keep the trip within 1 week time frame.
Role 3: Travel Agent - someone in charge of hotel and travel arrangements for the trip.
Role 4: Efficiency Expert - Someone in charge of making sure everyone is staying on task to get the assignment completed and on time.
Step 2:
Once you have delegated responsibilities it is now time to do research to plan your trip!
The following websites will help you make your decisions:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/
Step 3:
Lastly, you will create a presentation to show the class. This should include the tasks you did earlier; such as daily activities with estimated price of each activity and food, a budget sheet that includes prices for hotel, travel, admission, and activities for your entire trip. At the end of your presentation you should include sites that you used to find your information. You may also include pictures that you feel enhance your presentation.
Evaluation
Evaluation
This is how your work will be evaluated.
| Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Qualified 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
Score |
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| BUDGET | The group went over budget by $1000 or more | The group went over budget by between $300-$500. |
The group went over budget by $1 - $100. |
The group stayed a little under or within their budget. |
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| REPORT | The group left out 5 or more items that were to be included. |
The group left out 3-4 items that were to be included. | The group left out 1-2 items that were to be included. | All required materials and information are included. |
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| SOURCES | The group didn't include the sources they used to find their information at all throughout their presentation. | The group sited their sources throughout their presentation, but didn't have a sources sited page at the end of their presentation. | The group included the sources they used to find their information at the end of their presentation. | ||
| TEAM WORK | Responsibilities are not divided up and group communication is very poor. | Each member has a responsibility but group communication is very poor. | Each member has a responsibility but not everyone involved in the decision making. | All of the group members are involved in the decision making and each member responsible for a role. | |
| DECISION MAKING | Their is no evidence of decision making and reasoning is not explained. | Little evidence of decision making and reasoning is not explained in the report and/or presentation. | Evidence of decision making is present and explained throughout the presentation and report. |
Evidence of decision making is strong and well explained throughout the presentation and report. | |
| PRESENTATION | Presentation is difficult to understand and is missing 3 or more requirements. |
Presentation is hard to follow, is missing 1-3 requirements. |
Presentation is easy to follow and includes all the requirements. | Presentation is detailed, easy to follow, and includes all the requirements. |
Conclusion
Conclusion
From this web-quest students should gain skills necessary to plan a vacation using a budget. They will learn how to search the web to find the best affordable prices. Having the knowledge to maintain and use a budget will help students save money and determine how to best spend their money while keeping within their means.
Credits
Credits
Permission
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Teacher Page
Teacher Introduction
This web-quest is designed to help students become more comfortable with using math in everyday life. They will become familiar with creating budgets and using estimation. Students often wonder how they will use the skills taught in math class. Through this web-quest students will be using math skills and applying them to a real-life budget situation they can relate to.