Road Trip
Webquest by CPT John Surgett
Introduction
| Task
| Process
| Guidance
| Resources
| Evaluation
Introduction
Let's
hit the road! Come join us on a
cross-country trip to see the nation. In preparation, you'll need a map
to calculate how far you're traveling. You're also going to need to
load up your
car with all the necessary travel essentials. Don't overdo it though,
there's
only so much room in the trunk of your car for your luggage. Put on
your critical thinking cap and let's get
packing!
The
Task
Below
is a brief
description of each challenge you will encounter in this WebQuest.
The Process
section has a more detailed
description of each activity. Also, the Guidance
section has some helpful hints and
the Resource
section has some useful Web sites for
you to use.
Road Challenge 1:
First, given a list of different cities, you will pick the three cities
that
you will visit during your road trip. Then, using your knowledge of the
metric
and English systems, you will calculate the distance you will travel,
and
convert these measurements into smaller units.
Road Challenge 2:
Next, find a car in which you would like to take your trip. Find the
dimensions
of the trunk or cargo space of the car. Calculate the dimensions of the
luggage you are planning on
taking on your trip. Use this information to determine how many pieces
of
luggage you can safely pack in the trunk of your car.
Road
Challenge 3:
Last, create a report that
includes the
information you gather in Road Challenges 1 and 2.
The
Process
Below
is a
detailed description of each challenge.
Road
Challenge 1
a. From
this list of cities below, choose three that you would like
to visit on your trip.
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b. Once
you have chosen your three cities, use the Internet to map
the route you will take on your journey. Determine the distances, in
both miles
and kilometers, from one city to the next.
c. Then,
convert the distances in miles to feet and the distances in
kilometers to meters. You should have a total of 6 conversions (3 for
metric units and 3 for English units). Organize your
conversions into a chart. SHOW
ALL WORK, including HOW you converted the units.
d. Finally,
calculate the amount of time it will take you to reach
your final destination on this road trip. Assume an average speed of 60
miles
per hour (90 kilometers per hour). Again, SHOW ALL WORK, including HOW you
converted the units.
Road
Challenge 2:
a. Choose
the car in which you would like to travel. Research this
vehicle on the Internet to determine the dimensions and volume of its
trunk or cargo
space.
b. Next,
select luggage that you would like to use for this trip.
Make an organized list of the dimensions as well as volume calculations
of each piece of luggage. Be sure to
find the dimensions of at least five
pieces of luggage.
c.
Use
the information you have gathered to answer the following questions in
a paragraph or two:
· What
is the total volume of the trunk space or cargo space in
your vehicle?
· What
is the total volume of the pieces of luggage you are going to
take on your journey?
· Based
on these calculations alone, which pieces of luggage do you
think you can fit into the trunk of your car? Explain your reasoning.
· Besides
volume, what else must be considered to determine which
pieces of luggage will fit in the trunk of your car?
Road
Challenge 3:
Create a
report
that includes the following:
- a
map of the
- your calculations for determining the distances between each city in feet and meters, as well as how you determined how long it would take you to reach your final destination city - SHOW ALL WORK;
- your
calculations for determining the volume of each piece of luggage - SHOW
ALL WORK
- your
paragraph(s) from Road Challenge 2; and
- a picture of the vehicle you chose.
- And
one more thing - SHOW ALL WORK =)
Having car problems? Below are some
helpful hints for each
Road Challenge.
Road Challenge 1:
a. When
calculating your conversions, remember that 1 mile = 5,280 feet and
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters.
b. To
find out how long it will take you to travel, you need to set
up a proportion. You are trying to find the number of hours it will
take you to
travel the total number of miles or kilometers of your road trip. To
review
solving proportions, refer to Lesson 10-2 in your text.
Road
Challenge 2:
To review how to calculate the
volume of a rectangular prism, refer to
Lesson 20 in your text.
Listed below are some helpful Web
sites for you to use.
These Web sites are just a starting point. You do not need to limit
yourself to
them, but remember to search wisely - if you come across a site that
has inappropriate material, close the window and move on.
Beginning 5 Developing 10 Accomplished 15 Exemplary 20 Score Paragraph(s)
map
is not properly labeled
map
shows your three destination cities and the path
you will take to travel to these cities
map clearly shows your
three destination cities and the path you will take to travel to these
cities.
little work
is shown for determining the volume of each piece of luggage
some of your
calculations for determining the volume of each piece of luggage are
clearly shown and most work is shown
most of your
calculations for determining the volume of each piece of luggage are
clearly shown and most work is shown
all
of your
calculations for determining the volume of each piece of luggage are
clearly shown and all work is shown
explanation clearly answers
three of the four
questions and is in paragraph form
Picture
of vehicle
NA
NA
NA
Picture
of vehicle is present
Total Score
_____
100
Last
updated
on September 20, 2006. Based on a
template from The
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