1. The Family Vacation Project
Where will you go?

2. Project Targets I will apply math to real life situations
I will understand that planning & decision making are important
I will organize, research, collect, and display data
I will understand the concept of “budgeting”

3. Trip Criteria You will travel in the family car
You will have 7 days to complete the trip
Your total budget is $2000
You must visit at least 2 tourist attractions

4. Destination Please
Discuss with your family where they would like to go on vacation and what 2 sights they would like to visit.
All family members living with you are planned into the trip.

5. Transportation
You will print a map at of your driving directions providing total driving miles and time.
You will ask your parents how many miles per gallon your car gets and what type of gasoline it consumes.

6. Lodging
You will research 3 hotels, motels, or campsites. You will take the average price of the 3 for your budget planning.
You may do this at or

7. Food!!
You will research breakfast, lunch, and dinner prices for you family with on-line menus.
You’ll find the average price per person per day to plan your budget.

8. Attractions You will visit a minimum of 2 tourist attractions.
Some may have a cost for admission or parking & some may be free! It all depends on your budget!

9. Final Display Presentation
The display should be creative and clearly explain your trip.
The display must include the circle graph of your budget, the map, graphics or pictures, and the parent involvement form.

10. Display choices (With reference to Multiple Intelligences)
Create a poster
(Visual/Spatial) (Bodily/Kinesthetic)
Produce a commercial
(Bodily/Kinesthetic) (Interpersonal)(Musical)
Design a PowerPoint presentation (Visual/Spatial)(Bodily/Kinesthetic)
(Mathematical/Logical)
Create a travel brochure. (Verbal/Linguistic)(Visual/Spatial)

11. Deadlines Task: Deadline date: Destination Planning Form Friday,
March 14th
Budget calculations packet
Friday, March 21st
Final display presentations
Display due: Wednesday, April 9th
Presentations will be the rest of the week.
**A Rubric with greater detail will be provided and discussed following this presentation.

12. Evaluation Application 4 points Approximate vs. Exact
Graphics Relevance
Attractiveness
Required Elements
Parent Involvement Form