state vacation project launch 2009
TRANSCRIPT
We will go on vacation to the place you choose to take us!
It is your job to sell your vacation!
Choose any state except Michigan!
You could create a travel brochures, TV commercial, a billboard, Power Point presentation or wikipage just to name a few.
Decide on plane, train, or bus
Find out how much a ticket will cost.
Stuff the adults will want to know: Where is it on a map?
Capital and two other big cities
When did it become a state?
What region in the USA is it (north, south, east, west, midwest, southwest, northeast, northwest, etc)?
Names of any oceans, rives, lakes, mountains, or deserts?
Stuff the adults will want to know:
State flower
State flag
How far is it from home????
Sports events and the cost for a child and adult to get in
Landmarks
Things to do outdoors and the cost for a child and adult to get in (parks, beaches, golf, snow sports, hiking)
Attractions(museums, events, fairs, theater events, farms, tours, cruises, historic sites, etc) and the cost for a child and adult to get in
You can have 3 different sports events
You can have 1 sports event + 1 landmark + 1 outdoor thing
You can have 1 landmark+1 outdoor thing+1 attraction
You can have 3 landmarks
You can have 2 sports events and 1 attraction
IT IS TOTALLY UP TO YOU!
Tell the state’s natural resources
Important Industry (things that are made there/big businesses)
Famous people who were born or grew up in that state
Historical events that happened in that state
Warmest time of year to visit and what the temperature would be
Coldest time of year to visit and what the temperature would be
Name and cost of a hotel, motel, cabin, resort, or campgrounds
Restaurants and the cost of a meal there
Anything else that you found interesting about this state
You must do everything but the extras
You can add any of the extras that you want