Road Trip 2018
Destinations Seattle, Washington Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Fort Collins, Colorado Louisville, Kentucky Manhattan, New York Boston, Massachusetts http://www.onlineatlas.us/interstate-highways.htm
Total Miles: 3,467 Total time: 53.5 hours Seattle, Washington to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Distance traveled: 770 miles Time of travel: 12 hours Yellowstone National Park to Fort Collins, Colorado Distance traveled: 550 miles Time of travel: 9 hours Fort Collins, Colorado to Louisville, Kentucky Distance traveled: 1162 Time of travel: 16.5 hours Louisville, Kentucky to Manhattan, New York Distance traveled: 774 miles Manhattan, New York to Boston, Massachussetts Distance traveled: 211 miles Time of travel: 4 hours Total Miles: 3,467 Total time: 53.5 hours
Destination #1- Seattle, Washington Location: Seattle, Washington Region: Pacific Northwest Time zone: Pacific Standard Time Elevation: Approximately 500’ above sea level Population: 704,352 3 Reasons to visit: 1. Space Needle 2. Pike Fish Market 3. Backpack through Olympic National Park
Destination #2: Yellowstone National Park Location: Wyoming (parts of Montana & Idaho) Region: Rocky Mountains Time zone: 3 Reasons to visit: Witness the natural geysers of Yellowstone View wildlife (bison, black bears, big horn sheep, and wolves). Stargazing
Destination #3: Fort Collins, Colorado Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Region: Rocky Mountains 3 reasons to visit: 1. Ziplining 2. White water rafting 3. Rock climbing
Destination #4: Louisville, Kentucky Location: Louisville, Kentucky Region: Southeast Time Zone: 3 reasons to visit: 1. Kentucky Derby 2. Mammoth Caves 3. Louisville Slugger Museum
Destination # 5: Manhattan, New York Location: Manhattan, New York Region: Northeast Time zone: Eastern 3 reasons to visit: 1. Metropolitan Art Museum 2. Statue of Liberty 3. Broadway Show
Destination #6: Boston, Massachusetts Location: Boston, Massachusetts Region: Northeast Time zone: Eastern 3 reasons to visit: 1. Fenway Park 2. “Freedom Trail” Tour 3. Kennedy Library
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Due Date: Tuesday – September 26 Thursday 9/20/17 Get your computer and get logged in If you are unable to get into power point, these are your options: 1. Write a rough daft of your presentation, collect pictures and complete the power point at home. Use Google Drive Use Sway Make sure your map is complete. Write down distance and time for each segment of your road trip and add up your totals. Email example for Bob Smith: bsmith@stu.chino.k12.ca.us Due Date: Tuesday – September 26
For regions of the U.S., check page 134 in your textbook.
Thursday September 21, 2017