New Jersey and You

New Jersey and You!

Introduction

Your father has finally given in! You and your brother & sister have promised not to fight and he has consented to spend two weeks traveling with the family along the Northeastern coast of the United States. It has been decided that you will first visit your grandparents who live in New Jersey, and begin your touring there. If all goes well, you will continue on your trip. If there is any fighting or malcontent, the trip will be canceled and dad will play golf for the duration of the vacation.

Before you leave on your trip, it is important that you be informed about why New Jersey is unique. Click here to go to general facts.

Task

After learning basic factual information about New Jersey, your group will plan the family’s vacation. Each member of the” family “has a different interest and that interest must be accommodated when choosing the places to visit on your trip.

Dad is an American history buff and enjoys anything that has to do with that topic. You will need to find one historical site.

Mom owns an art gallery and has a great appreciation for all types of art; paintings and sculpture. She would love to see a museum.

Michael, your 15 year old brother, shares your interest with the great outdoors. After visiting the museum, you will want to move around a bit. Find an outdoor activity you will both enjoy.

Jennifer, your 12 year old sister loves roller coasters. Nothing makes her happier than going round and round on one of those monster rides (especially if your mother is screaming in the seat beside her.) Make sure she gets to an amusement park.

Process

You will be assigned to a “family” of four or five. Each family member will be responsible for choosing one of the places to visit as well as finding the answers to the General Facts sheet The following sites will help you choose a location to visit and complete your project.

1. Before you begin your “trip”, you must answer the questions on the General Facts Sheet. Click on the following links to find your answers.

General Information About New Jersey

Sterling Hill Mining MuseumHadrosaurus FoulkiiAbsecon LighthouseMuseum of Early Trade and CraftsBattleship New JerseyThe HermitageMuseum of American GlassThe Noyes Museum of ArtThe New Jersey State MuseumHunterdon Museum of ArtHot Air BallooningCampingRafting, Canoeing & KayakingFishingThe Pine BarrensGolfingHorseback RidingFun New Jersey

2. To find Historical places to visit click on one of these links:

3. To find museums to visit click on one of these links:

4. To find an Outdoor Activity click on one of these links:

5. To find an amusement park to visit, click on one of this link (follow the links to get to the different parks)

8. After completing your trip, you will create a scrap book of your “travels” using Microsoft Word. You can use pictures and information from the different websites to complete your project. Your completed project must include the following pages:

10 General Facts about New Jersey.

Pictures of state bird, state flag, and the symbol of one New Jersey sports team.

One page on each of the places you visited. The page should contain the following

Title and location of the site you visited

Picture from the website

1 paragraph describing the site and what there is to see/do (4-5 sentences)

1 paragraph where you create a family experience that might have taken place there(4-5 sentences)

To find picture of state bird:

New Jersey State Bird

To find picture of state flag:

New Jersey State Flag

Go To Scrap Book checklist

Conclusion

When you complete this webquest, you will be more knowledgeable about what New Jersey has to offer to sightseers looking for an interesting and diversified vacation.

Evaluation

You will receive a group grade for this project. It is necessary for all group members to put all effort possible into this project.

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