This collection of lessons, is designed to be a group project that a teacher could do with his or her mathematics class. It would be of particular value if the teacher were a sponsor of a school trip. It can be used also with a travel or tourism class. There are three major parts to planning a trip.

1. Making the arrangement to go.

Use one of the following links to plan a trip to the destination chosen by your teacher. Do not forget to include all of your classmates that intend on travelling.

 

Expedia

Travelocity

Yahootravel

 

Be sure to include the following:

Transportation (buses, cars, taxis, boats, airplanes)

Lodging (hotels)

 

Also record the mileage from our home to the country we are traveling and how many hours it will take to travel.

**DO NOT FORGET TO RECORD ALL OF THE COSTS **

2. Deciding where to go and what to do when we get there.

Now use the internet or a travel agency to find out what activities there are to do in the place we will be traveling.

 

Be sure to include the following:

A Historical Musuem

An Art Musuem

Three Important Landmarks

A restaurant

One additional place of your choice

 

**DO NOT FORGET TO RECORD THE COST OF EACH ACTIVITY **

 

 

 

3. Understanding the currency in the country we are traveling to.

Now take all of the prices that you have found and convert them into the currency of the country that you are traveling too.

 

Find the total cost of the trip and then divide the cost among the number of students traveling.

 

Take the distance found earlier and convert it to the standard unit of measure in the country we are going to. Also with the time of travel, discuss if there will be time zone issues.

For Teachers: If you would like to see a specific example, click here.

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