A Webquest
by Holly Anthony
Fall 2001
Introduction
You have all reached your sophomore year of school and graduation will be upon you before you know it! Everyone knows that your education is not complete without the infamous SENIOR TRIP!!
Scenario: You will plan your senior trip and develop a trip budget that does not exceed $1500 per student, since that is the revenue expected from your class's fundraising by the date of your graduation!
If you're lucky, maybe we'll use your proposal to plan the senior trip for the Class of 2003!
Components of this Webquest
Your task is two-fold!
First, your task will involve choosing either Washington D.C., New York City, or Los Angeles, CA for your trip. You should plan two sight-seeing activities for each day up to seven days (including travel and time for meals) and estimate cost. You should also explore hotel options and make choices appropriate in cost and location for the activities you choose.
Second, you will develop a travel budget which consists of hotel, transportation, sightseeing, and food. Your trip prposal and budget will be presented in a powerpoint presentation to your classmates upon completion of this project.
In short, you will explore various websites in order to plan the senior trip for the Class of 2003, develop a trip budget, and present your proposal to your peers.
In order to complete your task, you will explore various resources on the internet and collect data relevant to the trip you are proposing.**Note: Estimate all costs for one person, such as one hotel room, one plane ticket, one admission to a sight, etc. Remember you only have $1500 to spend!
I have provided resources for planning your trip to aid in gathering your data.
The Process is outlined below. It will include two major elements:
Planning Your Trip Senior Trip
Developing Your Trip Budget & Proposal
Before beginning this web-quest, you should print a copy of the Travel Planning Guide and complete it as you embark on this quest!
Planning My Senior Trip
All of this data should be organized and recorded on the handout provided.
If you have not already downloaded the handout, you can get it here:
After
planning your trip and gathering pricing information, you are ready to develop
your Trip Budget and Propoal.
Developing My Trip Budget & Proposal
Resources
for Planning Your Trip
The following resources should be used in planning your trip and designing your budget. (Please indicate the web-site you used to plan your trip & budget on your Travel Planning Guide.)
Return to Guidelines for Planning My Trip
Return to Guidelines for Planning My Trip
Return to Guidelines for Planning My Trip
New York City, New York:
Los Angeles, California:
Los Angeles Vacation Planning Tool
Washington D.C.
Wahsington D.C. Visitor's Guide
Return to Guidelines for Planning My Trip
Students will be graded in this project using the rubric given below.
| Use of Internet resources to locate project information (appropriate and efficient) |
15 points
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| Collection of data and calculation of expenses (correct and organized) |
20 points
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| Completion of Travel Planning Guide handout (accuracy, web-site documentation, and complete) |
20 points
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Appropriate Budget Design (organized, accurate, and within $1500 parameter) |
15 points
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Powerpoint presentation of Trip Proposal (organization and inclusion of elements outlined above) |
25 points
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| Justifications of choices & effectiveness at fielding questions related to their presentation |
5 points
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To see an overview of my class's grades & my personal evaluation of this project, Click Here.
This webquest was designed to give you an insight into the cost and planning that goes into your senior trip. By completing this webquest and presenting your trip proposal to your peers, you were able to catch a glimpse of the kinds of planning that, not only go into your senior trip, but into every field trip you've taken throughout your education! I hope you enjoyed this webquest and Have a Great Trip!
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