INTRODUCTION / TASK / PROCESS / RESOURCES / EVALUATION / CONCLUSION / EXAMPLE POWERPOINT SLIDES
You’re going to plan your very own Earth Science Vacation across the United States. You can “go” to sites of geological or archaeological importance and “do” all sorts of neat activities. You can “stay” at motels or if you prefer, at campgrounds! If you really enjoy your trip, you’ll probably want to do the trip for real and bring your family along! NEAT!!
In this activity, you will gain valuable experience in:
Plan Your Route:
1. You will be given a map of the United States.Find Lodging and Sites/Sights to see:
2. Decide on a destination city or place to visit. Your destination may actually be many places along a given route.
3. Decide on a route for your trip, which should last 2 weeks (14 days). Use a highlighter to mark your route for future reference. Interstate highways (the thickest roads) are the fastest.
4. You can drive or fly from the Chicago area to your destination.
5. Decide how many hours you want to drive each day (given an average interstate highway speed of 75 miles per hour---yes, the speed limits go up as you get out into open country). Take into account stops along the way for food and sightseeing.
6. You have to measure the distance you’ll drive each day along the route on your map using the scale of miles, a string, a ruler, and a calculator.
7. Knowing how far you will drive, you can locate cities/towns along your route where you can stay each night.
8. Use the Internet Address Page to find lodging (motels or campgrounds) in the cities/towns where you stop.
9. Use the Internet Address Page to find and visit geological/archaeological sites along your route.
| Some examples of what to see: | Some examples of what to do: |
| Archaeological dig sites | join an archaeological or paleontological dig; watch a dig in progress |
| Caves | walk through a cave or mine |
| Dinosaur Dig Sites | join a dig or visit a dig |
| Geysers | observe, take photographs |
| Natural History Museums | visit museums to see dinosaurs/fossils/science exhibits |
| National Parks | go hiking (on mountains, badlands, forests, dunes, etc.); watch geysers; go whitewater rafting, kayaking or canoeing; see a meteor crater; watch wildlife |
| National Monuments | take photographs, go hiking |
| State Parks | hiking, go camping; watch stars ; visit beaches |
10. You may want to do a string of national parks, go from cave
to cave, museum to museum, etc. Or you may want to do a variety
of kinds of activities on your trip.
11. Your research at the Internet sites listed on the Internet Address Page will
let you know how long you’ll need or want to spend at each particular place
and thus give you the information needed to plan out your 2-week trip.
Setting Up Your Power Point Project Presentation:
1. Title Slide:
Important notes:
State Tourism Sites:
Directory of U.S. State Tourism Sites http://www.july15.com/julia/statetravel.htm
Lodging:
Best Western Motels http://www.bestwestern.com/
Comfort Inn Group (including Econolodge, etc.): http://www.comfortinn.com/
Super 8 Motels http://www.super8.com/ctg/cgi-bin/Super8
KOA Kampgrounds http://www.koakampgrounds.com/where/index.htmSites to Visit: (This list is not all-inclusive, but has some ideas to help you.)
Archaeology Sites (scroll down for North American sites): http://archnet.asu.edu/archnet/topical/sites/sites.html
National Caves Association http://www.cavern.com/
Dinosaur Digs and Dino Sites to Visit http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/dinos/dinodigs.html
About Geysers http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~glennon/geysers/Natural History Museums (small local ones may not be listed here)
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/subway/nathistmus.html
National Monuments http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nm/main.htm
National Parks http://www.us-national-parks.net/John Donohue's National Park Photos http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/north_central.html
Quang-Tuan Luong's National Park Photos http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/parks.html
Volcano World (scroll down for U.S. volcanoes) http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/sorted_by_country.html
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Earth Science ____, Period ____, Date ____, Photo ____ ) |
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| Introduction Slide | 20 points | ________ | |||
| Travel Slides (if total is 20, X4; if total is 25, X5) | 20 pts.X 4 or 5 | ________ | |||
| Earth Science/Photo Slides (if total is 20, X13; if total is 25, X17) |
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| Bibliography Slide(s) (This counts as one slide, even if information requires two or more slides) (3 maximum) |
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| Points 20 slides (400 points); 25 slides (500 points) |
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Oral Presentation Skills
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Having completed this activity, you should now be able to use a road
map and the many resources that can be found on the Internet to set up
a geologic vacation trip across our country. You should be able to
document your entire trip in the form of a Power Point presentation, which
you can make on your computer at home just for fun. Your experience
will come in handy on many future occasions as you......see the USA in
your Chevrolet!! Happy motoring!!
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Created by L. Mishkin
Riverside Brookfield High School
Last Updated January 2004
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