DREAM VACATION

Mrs. Pollock and Mrs. Drechsel

Introduction

Welcome to the vacation of your dreams. You have up to two weeks to go anywhere in the world that you wish. You may travel alone or with a group but you are responsible for all the planning.

The Task

You will design the vacation of your dreams including the purpose of travel, map of travel, participants in travel, activities and all expenses.

The Process

1. Decide on destination and purpose.

2. Describe the travel party.

3. Copy a map and create a table showing distances and method of travel.

4. Create a list of activities and budget for all expenses using excel (with formulas). Be sure to include graph.

5. Create PowerPoint with all of the above information included. You must have at least 6 slides and no more than 12.

6. Practice your presentation and present to class.

Resources

Pick your favorite clothing and vacation gear stores and be sure to include their websites in your source slide.

• Mapquest
• Travel gear
• Expedia
• Travelocity
• Orbitz

Evaluation

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Requirements	All requirements are met and exceeded. These include spreadsheet with formulas and powerpoint.	All requirements are met.	One requirement was not completely met.	More than one requirement was not completely met.
Mechanics	No misspellings or grammatical errors.	Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors.	Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.
Spreadsheet	Includes title, all expense categories, cost for each category, overall cost and cost per person. Formulas must be used.	One missing requirement.	Two missing requirements.	More than two missing requirements.
PowerPoint	At least 6 slides and no more than 12 slides including purpose, destination, people, mode of travel, activities, spreadsheet and graph showing expenses, and sources.	One item missing from	Two items missing.	More than two items missing.
Presentation	Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.	Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.	Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.	Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.
Sources	Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format.	Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format.	Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.	Very little or no source information was collected.

Conclusion

You have learned to use your math and technology skills to travel the world. Perhaps you are destined to be a travel agent or just a well traveled citizen of the world!