Introduction

Wow! It's summer already. How shall you spend you summer vacation?  Well, pack your bags, you are going on a historical trip.  You have decided to adventure out and explore the "Cornhusker State."  Where will you go? What will you do? Who will you go with?  Before you go - some things you need to know.  You will be going with three of your friends for two weeks.  You will need to follow a itinerary and each of you will have a budget of $1500.  Have fun exploring!

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I. You and your three friends must stay within your budget while coming up with an itinerary. Read through the information needed and divide up the workload.  Do the entertainment section as a group.

1.  TRAVEL INFORMATION:                                                     2. SITES TO VISIT:

car - gas money dates to travel cities to stop at  miles to travel

cities to stop in places to visit at each city special sites to visit

3.  FOOD:                                                                                    4.  LODGING:

when to eat where to eat approximate prices

what hotels to stay at cost per person location close to attractions

5.  ENTERTAINMENT:

museums, parks, shopping, sightseeing cost - if any location- same city, outside city, another city why should we see these attractions description

II.     Map your route.
III.   Document historical sites visited.
IV.     Document budget.
V.       Document timeline.
VI.     Keep a personal journal.
VII.   Group presentation.
 

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 1.  Deside who is going to do what task. Each person will need to gather their information.
 2.  Constant communication between participants concerning time lines is important!!!
 3.  All activities will be attended as a group - site seeing, museum, eating, down time.
 4.  As a group deside which directions you will go and how many places you will visit.  Remember you only have two weeks.
 5.  Complete a time line with activities for the two week period.
 6.  Click here to get a time line/activity/cost template.
 7.  Click here to find map. Use the map to map your travels.
 8.  Use this e-sheet to travel some of the Great Outdoor Recreations.
 9.  Use this e-sheet to tour the capitol.
10.  Keep a personal journal of your thoughts.
11.  Create a presentation to share with the class about your exciting vacation. You can use AppleWorks slideshow, HyperStudio, make a brochure, poster or something else approved by the teacher. Include in your presentation the places you visited, your finances and some of your journal thoughts.

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Use the resources above to research your information.  Don't forget to use the books we have available.

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You will be evaluated on how well you appomplished the task.  Click here to see the rubic.

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Wow! What an exciting trip you had through Nebraska. Now write a one page, double spaced, 12-font paper about your experiences on your trip. Make sure it is grammatically correct and include what you enjoyed or didn't enjoy, thoughts on cost of items or the itenary and any thing about Nebraksa that you didn't know before. Would this be a trip you would enjoy experiencing?