TITLE: Geo-Trip
AUTHOR: McKay Willis; Utah
GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT: 5th grade
This activity can be adapted to any grade level from the 5th up.
OVERVIEW:
This activity is a multi-curriculum experience. Math,
language arts, geography and social studies skills are exercised
in this assignment.
The students create a travel brochure for a geographic location. The
areas to be considered by the students will depend a lot on the age and the
extent the prerequisites (listed below ) are mastered by the students.
This activity was developed by chance after our 5th grade finished a
math unit on time and time zones. From a simple math exercise came the
following activity.
PURPOSE: Purpose is to give students an opportunity to be creative;
develop a brochure that can include travel scheduling, geographical
features, illustrations, and sharpen language arts skills.
OBJECTIVE(s): Objective is to increase student awareness of
geography, become familiar with geographic features and historical
sites.
RESOURCES/MATERIALS:
* Atlas/maps
* encyclopedias
* art materials
* paper
* time
PREREQUISITES:
* Students need to be able to add and subtract time, and be familiar with
time zones. The extent depends on ability of the students.
* Understand map scales and be able to determine distances of a map.
* Be familiar with the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line.
ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
Students select a geographic location and create a travel brochure, with
pictures, narrative, travel schedules etc, for that specific area.
Students will do the following:
* Create a travel schedule from their home town to their specific
location. Students should figure travel time based on an average
speed. If they use air transportation , the question should be asked
how far can an airplane fly without refueling? .
* Develop a narrative describing historical and interesting sites
within their travel area, that a traveler should visit.
* Illustrate to the degree possible some "things that might entice one
to visit their reporting location.
* After the above has been completed assemble their brochure and then
each student will orally invite the class to travel to his/her
location, and then display their work in the classroom.
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