Engaged Learning Lesson Plan Template

                                                    

CLASS TRIP

 

Calhoun North Elementary School

A miniquest developed for 8th Grade

 by Mrs. V. Miles.

 

 

Task:  Principal Hannah has decided the eighth graders are ready for a class trip.  They will be charged with choosing the destination, figuring out how they will get there, how much the trip will cost and developing a way to pay for it.  Mrs. Hannah expects the class to make the case for their choice of destination as well as their thinking on how the trip could be funded.

 

Project Goals:

 

        Essential Question:

Ø      How does Math and Social Studies participate when making crucial decisions?

 

        Specific Questions:

Ø      How does a city gain its historical value?

Ø      What aspects does a person have to consider when planning a trip?

Ø      Does the price always rule?  Are there other factors that come into play and what might they be?

Ø      How did you decide that the decision you made was a good one?

 

The Process:

 

  1. The teacher will divide you into groups of four.
  2. Your group will pick three different cities in the continental United States to visit.
  3. Research each city
bulletIdentify the key characteristics of the city
bulletWhat are three points with historical value you would want to visit and why
bulletIdentify two fun things to do in that particular city
bulletSupporting Word Document:  My trip to.doc
  1. Determine the best way to get there

Ø   Look Southwest Airlines, Amtrak Train and Greyhound Bus

Ø   Do a airline cost comparison in Excel

Ø   Supporting Excel Files

  1. Determine where to stay

Ø   Look at pricing for Hyatt, Marriott and Motel 6

Ø   Put the information about the hotel in a spreadsheet

Ø   Supporting Excel Files

  1. Come up with the total trip cost

Ø   Supporting Excel Files

  1. Complete Fun and Sun Rent-A-Car Assignment (Go to http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/rentacar.htmll)
  2. Develop how to pay for the trips and expenses
  3. Present your group's finding to Mrs. Hannah

 

Resources:

http://www.travelweb.com/tvlw_web/jsp/index.jsp

http://www.marriott.com/Default.asp?EPCEC=InProcess

http://www.motel6.com/

http://www.southwest.com/cgi-bin/lowFareFinderEntry

http://www.greyhound.com/

http://www.amtrak.com/

 

 

Assessment:

 

  1. Research each city (Doing the Research Rubric)
  2. Determine the best way to get there, determine where to stay, determine up with the total trip cost.  (Complete Excel Files)
  3. Develop ways to pay for the trips and expenses (How to Pay Rubric)
  4. "When We Travel" -- a series of 10 questions using the internet.
  5. Present your group's finding to Mrs. Hannah in PowerPoint format. (Oral Presentation Checklist and Oral Presentation Rubric)

 

 

 

Illinois and CPS Learning Standards:

State Goal #

CAS letter

CSF #

SOCIAL SCIENCES

17 – Understand the historical significance of geography.

 

17.D.2a – Describe how physical characteristics of places influence people’s percertions and their roles in the world over time.

 

MATH

6 – Compute and estimate using mental mathematics, paper-and-pencil methods, calculators and computers.

 

6.C.3b – Show evidence that computational results using whole members, fractions, decimals, percents and proportions are correct and/or that estimates are reasonable.

NA

NA