Introduction
Students will be asked to plan a 2 week vacation for a family of four to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. Students will need to get get or estimates prices of how much this trip will cost so they can create a budget.
Introduction
Students will plan a 2 week trip trip for 4 (2 adults and 2 children)to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventures. They will need to estimate some prices or look up the exact cost in order to create a budget.
Task
Task
Students will be responsible for looking up and gathering as much information as possible on Islands of Adventures and Universal Studios. Also students will need to create a chart obtain the tickets prices ,hotel prices and food prices for the week.On the bottom of the chart they will need to obtain the total budget for the 2 week trip.
Process
Process
Part 1
The student will need to make sure that they can manage all the task of planning a trip.
1.Must decide on a budget before they start planning the trip.
2.Keeping track of how the money is being spent and how much is being spent.
3. Make sure trip stays with in 2 weeks and is enjoyable for the whole family of two parents and two kids.
Part 2
Being your research
Here is some helpful links
http://www.universalorlando.com/Home.aspx?__source=TPLanding
Budget chart format
|
Family member |
ticket price |
hotel |
food |
total |
|
Dad |
$103 |
$95 *14 days = |
$250 |
1683 |
|
Mom |
$103 |
0 |
$200 |
203 |
|
Child 1 |
$95 |
0 |
$100 |
195 |
|
Child 2 |
$95 |
0 |
$100 |
195 |
|
total |
$396 |
1330 |
650 |
2,275 |
written report format
Write a paragraph describing your vacation and how the planning process went for you. Was it hard or easy.
Evaluation
Evaluation
This is how your work will be evaluated.
|
Description |
Average 0-1 |
Above Average 2-3 |
Excellent 4-5 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Budget |
Went over family budget by $100. |
Went over family budget by $50. |
Stayed with in or under family budget. |
|
|
Decision making skills |
Student was not responsible with how the money was used or how the trip was planned out. |
Student was responsible in the way that they planned this trip with only a few to a little mistakes. |
evidence that responsible choices where made well planning this trip. |
|
|
Report |
Student was missing some charts and written work.Had many to spelling and grammar errors. |
Student was missing some charts and written work.Had littlespelling and grammar errors. |
Student completed and turned in all charts and written work. Little to no spelling and grammar errors. |
|
Conclusion
Conclusion
Students will overall take from this lesson how to plan a trip, the value of money and how to keep track of it.Take your new found skills and help your family plan there next family vacation.
Credits
Credits
Author Biography
Christine Whirlow
HI my name is Christine Whirlow.