Directions to the Travel Project

1.Using the city, state you choose for the Descriptive travel project .

2. Make an estimation of the amount of money you think it will take to go on the trip.

3.Go to www.mapquest.com and type in your destination to get the mileage.

4.Use the menus to choose meals.5.Use websites to find hotels in that city and find their

cost.6.Find cost of gas.7.Use websites to find attractions and costs.

**8. Find the total of the whole trip. How did it compare to your first estimation?

First estimation: _________________________

Real cost of trip: ________________________

Difference: _____________________________

Travel Math

Part I: General InformationName of the traveler/trip planner: ________________________

Names of the other peopletraveling with you: ________________________

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Final destination: ________________________

Purpose of the trip: ________________________ (Business, pleasure, family reunion, etc.)

Estimation of the total cost of the trip: $ ________________________

Trip Log Actual Mileage

Rounded Mileage

Day 1 From toDay 2 From toDay 3 From toDay 4 From toDay 5 From toDay 6 From toDay 7 From to

Total Miles Traveled

Part II: Food ExpensesCost for You Cost for Others Actual Cost Rounded Cost

Day 1 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks

Day 2 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks

Day 3 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks

Day 4 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks

Day 5 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks

Day 6 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks

Day 7 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacksTotal $

Part III: LodgingLodging $ per room

(1 – 4 people)

$ for anextra room

Actual Cost

Rounded Cost

Day 1

Name: City:

Day 2

Name:City:

Day 3

Name:City:

Day 4

Name:City:

Day 5

Name:City:

Day 6

Name:City:

Total Cost $ $ $ $

Part IV: Gasoline/Mileage (A calculator may be used to figure the actual cost of the gasoline.)

Using the information from Part 1 about the actual miles traveled and the rounded miles traveled, determine the amount of money needed for gasoline on your trip.

Average 25 mpg (miles per gallon)Average price of gasoline per gallon is $_____._________(fill in price)

Miles traveled: Actual ___________ Rounded ___________

Gallons of Gasoline consumed: Actual ___________ Rounded ___________

Cost of Gasoline: Actual $__________ Rounded $ ___________

Part V: Attractions/Souvenirs

Name of Attraction/Type of Souvenir

$ per person

# of people

Actual Cost

Rounded Cost

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.Total $

Part VI: Questions about the trip (Only cash can be used for this trip – no checks/travelers checks or credit cards can be used.)

A. Suppose you lost $100.00 of your travel money. What would you do differently?

B. Suppose your car broke down and you had to change your travel plans and stay another day in one location. What might you do that day that you hadn’t planned to do before?

Part VII: Additional Activities

A. Write a postcard to a friend from one of the stops on your trip. Include information about something you’ve done and your feelings about it. Use the other side of the card to illustrate something you’ve seen on your trip.

B. Choose one of the attractions from your trip and find out some additional information about this attraction. Make a poster that includes facts about this attraction.

Student Name: __________________

Traveling RubricPart I- General information (Total of 20 pts)Names, destination, purpose – 5 pts ______________Trip log – 15 pts ______________

Part II (Total of 20pts) Food Allowance Actual cost - 10pts ______________Food Allowance Rounded cost – 10pts _____________

Part III- Lodging (Total of 20pts)Actual room cost – 10 pts _____________Rounded room cost – 10 pts _____________

Part IV – Gasoline/ Mileage – (Total 20 points)Miles traveled – 5 points _____________Gallons consumed – 10 points _____________Cost of Gas – 15 pts _____________

Part V – Attractions/Souvenirs (Total of 10 points) ______

Part VI- Short Answer Questions (5 points) __________

*Cover sheet completed (Total of 5 points) __________(First estimation, real cost, and difference)

Total Score: ___________________

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