state vacation project launch 2009

We will go on vacation to the place you choose to take us!

It is your job to sell your vacation!

Choose any state except Michigan!

You could create a travel brochures, TV commercial, a billboard, Power Point presentation or wikipage just to name a few.

Decide on plane, train, or bus

Find out how much a ticket will cost.

Stuff the adults will want to know: Where is it on a map?

Capital and two other big cities

When did it become a state?

What region in the USA is it (north, south, east, west, midwest, southwest, northeast, northwest, etc)?

Names of any oceans, rives, lakes, mountains, or deserts?

Stuff the adults will want to know:

State flower

State flag

How far is it from home????

Sports events and the cost for a child and adult to get in

Landmarks

Things to do outdoors and the cost for a child and adult to get in (parks, beaches, golf, snow sports, hiking)

Attractions(museums, events, fairs, theater events, farms, tours, cruises, historic sites, etc) and the cost for a child and adult to get in

You can have 3 different sports events

You can have 1 sports event + 1 landmark + 1 outdoor thing

You can have 1 landmark+1 outdoor thing+1 attraction

You can have 3 landmarks

You can have 2 sports events and 1 attraction

IT IS TOTALLY UP TO YOU!

Tell the state’s natural resources

Important Industry (things that are made there/big businesses)

Famous people who were born or grew up in that state

Historical events that happened in that state

Warmest time of year to visit and what the temperature would be

Coldest time of year to visit and what the temperature would be

Name and cost of a hotel, motel, cabin, resort, or campgrounds

Restaurants and the cost of a meal there

Anything else that you found interesting about this state

You must do everything but the extras

You can add any of the extras that you want