North American Dream Vacation GuidelinesDream Vacation Imagined Scenario You have been given the chance of a lifetime by an organization called, "Making Dreams Come True". You’ve been assured a monetary gift of $7,000 for you to take a vacation of your choice, with any other family member(s) or friends you choose to bring along. Your dream vacation must be in North America (Mexico, U.S. or Canada) or in the Caribbean Islands. This vacation is for a seven day (six-night stay) vacation. From this amount you get to plan the vacation of your dreams. Unfortunately, because things are financially tight for you presently, you cannot go over the amount of the cash gift you have received. Final Product to Present to a Public Audience You will create a Photo Journal Dream Vacation Presentation. You will present your "Dream Vacation" from the perspective of having already done the trip. You will share what you did, saw and learned along the way, including what made this trip memorable - a “Dream Vacation”. You will also share the expenses for your trip in a way that the audience can understand. Driving Question: What are all the factors that affect the planning and cost of a Dream Vacation? Limitation:
Your job is to choose your destination, and come up with the most accurate overall costs of the entire trip, including:
Why this Project? Students will research, gather information and explore the different costs associated with planning a vacation. The students will be required to use any resources available to them to plan a vacation to anywhere in the world. Through this project students will be required to plan every little detail of their trip. Students will have to stay within a budget of $7,000. Through this project the students will explore the different costs associated with travel as well as plan a trip with a budgeted amount of money. Using their 21st century multi-media skills the students will make a creative presentation to showcase their dream vacation. Part 1 - Choose your Vacation Destination (& other Travel Resources Online)Best Places to Visit in the USA according to...Best Places to Visit in Mexico according to...Part 2 - Book your Vacation (Hotel/Motel, Flight, Car Rental and/or Cruise)
Part 3 - Research Your Destination
Part 4 - Decide on Your Itinerary for Your Vacation (What you will do each day)
Part 5 - Showcase Your Dream VacationStudents will display/present their chosen destination in the perspective of having already done the trip. They will share what they did, saw and learned along the way, including what made this trip memorable - a “Dream Vacation”. The Dream Vacation Presentation will be a Photo Travel Journal and must Include:
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