Introduction
Third grade,
Time is running out and I still have to plan our 3rd grade field trip! I'm going to need your help to get the job done. I need you to decide on where we should go on our fieldtrip and make a schedule of everything we will be doing! I'm counting on you!
Sincerely,
Mrs. McRae
Task
You are in charge of planning your class' field trip. You get to choose where you go (Zoo or Fernbank), what exhibits you go to see and the schedule of your day. Remember that you want to visit several exhibits, but you want to allow enough time for you all to travel, eat lunch and dinner, and see everything in the exhibit. You will work in groups to create a schedule that will tell the rest of the class when and how long they will be visiting each exhibit.
Watch this video first to review elapsed time.
Process
Task #1
Step 1: Review the attached rubric prior to starting the planning. (Rubric is listed at the bottom of this page.)
Step 2: Choose your field trip destination:
Fernbank (Click Here)
Zoo Atlanta (Click Here)
Go to your groups selected website-
Look at the different exhibits and determine which ones you would like
to visit.
Step 3: Choose the exhibits you want to visit and decide how long you
want to stay at each exhibit.
Step 4: Determine how long it will take you to travel there (using mapquest). Our school's address is 2500 Ga-127 Kathleen, GA. You will have to determine the address for the destination you selected. Add your travel time to and from your destination.
Step 5: Don't forget about lunch, dinner and restroom breaks. All lunch and dinner choices are on site (so you only need to allow time to walk to the onsite resturant):
Step 6: Using the attached template, create your schedule. You will leave school at 8:00 am and you have to return to school by 6:30 pm. You can spend as much time as you want at the exhibits. Your schedule should follow this format:
Step 7: Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create and display your schedule. Use
images from the website to give a peek as to what the exhibits look like.
Rubric- please review this rubric prior to starting your planning.
Evaluation
Elapsed Time Schedule RubricGroup # ____________________________ .
| Level 3 | Level 2 | Level 1 | |
| Elapsed Time | All elapsed time is calculated correctly |
1-3 errors in elapsed time |
4 or more errors in elapsed time |
| Concept of Time |
Schedule demonstrates accurate concept of time |
A few errors are included |
No concept of time |
| Schedule | Schedule is accurate and contains no gaps or overlaps |
Schedule is accurate but contains gaps or overlaps. OR Schedule is not accurate |
Schedule is not accurate and contains gaps or overlaps |
| Levels of Difficulty with Elapsed Time |
Students used hour to hour, half hour, and to the minute events |
Students used hour to hour events and half hour events |
Students used only hour to hour events |
| Important Information Included |
Includes group number, |
1 or 2 pieces of information is missing |
Missing all information |
Conclusion
Congratulations! You successfully planned a field trip using elapsed time!
You have shown all of the following skills:
*tell and write time to the nearest minute
*measure time intervals in minutes
*applied digital tools to gather, evalute, and use information
*used critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research
Credits
This webquest was based off of a webquest created by Ashley Beasley: http://timetotakeafieldtrip.weebly.com/index.html