1. INVESTIGATIONS OF OUR SPACE STATES MISSION: MID ATLANTIC STATES
A Mathematical WebQuest mcannon©2012

2. Oldstein Schwab StatesQuest
Thirty
Greatest
Mathematicians
As an awesome and imaginative mathematician you have been selected to be an OSS Agent and to participate in Mission:
The Mid-Atlantic States

3. Fifty Nifty United States

4. TOP SECRET YOUR MISSION
AS OSS AGENTS, you and your partner must visit the capital of each of the Mid-Atlantic States using the least amount of gas and spending the least amount of money possible.
While in each state, you must complete the research questions and tasks in your top secret mission packet.

5. TASKS WHILE IN EACH STATE YOU WILL:
Research and record Historical information
Research and record state Geographical data
Research Biographical data as requested OR visit popular sites

6. Will YOU Accept This Mission?
To accept this mission, go to the next slide before this message d i s a p p e a r s

7. MISSION GADGETS
Use these mission gadgets as you travel from state capital to state capital.
They will provide information you need to complete this StatesQuest.

8. WHERE ARE THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES in the UNITED STATES ?

9. TIME MACHINE TO THE MID-ATLANTIC COLONIES
CLICK ABOVE TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME

10. OSS-X All OSS Agents are issued the OSS – X.
This specially designed, six-wheel racing car gets 50 miles to the gallon (mpg) of gas.
It has a 10 gallon gas tank.

11. MILEAGE CALCULATOR
Use this mileage tool to figure out the distances that you are traveling
Click on the link above
Enter the city and state that you are starting out from
Enter the city and state that you are going to
Record the mileage and travel time

12. US ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
THE U.S Energy Information Administration estimates that, in March 2013, the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $3.50.
Each time the OSS-X, our most awesome car, goes 50 miles, it uses one gallon of gasoline.

13. PLANNING Your trip begins in Providence, Rhode Island.
Plan your trip so that you tour the Mid-Atlantic states using the LEAST mileage, LEAST GAS, and LEAST MONEY possible.
The states are presented in random order on the slides that follow.
Plan your trip so that you end near a Southern state. (Your next next mission will be to tour the Southern States.

14. MARYLAND

15. Visit the National Aquarium
RESEARCH - MARYLAND
BIOGRAPHY Write a brief story about ONE of these famous people from Maryland
Visit the National Aquarium in
Baltimore
Babe Ruth OR
Harriet Tubman

16. NEW JERSEY
The Capital of New Jersey is _______________________?

17. RESEARCH - NEW JERSEY OR Edwin Aldrin Astronaut Judy Blume Author
BIOGRAPHY Write a brief story about ONE of these famous people form New Jersey
Edwin Aldrin
Astronaut OR
Judy Blume
Author

18. DELAWARE
The Capitalof

19. RESEARCH DELAWARE Fun Trivia About Delaware
Visit Delaware Children’s Museum
Fun Trivia About Delaware

20. The Story of the Statue of Liberty
RESEARCH NEW YORK
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Visit Yankee Stadium
Visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty

21. Declaration of Independence?
PENNSYLVANIA
What is the
Declaration of Independence?

22. Where Should You End Your Mission?
Park your OSS – X so that it will be ready to begin your next mission to the Southern States.