Road Trip Project
Every year my Foundations of Technology classes plan a road trip. This year we are planning a trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida! Since we have been studying types of transportation, including, space travel, this ties in to our curriculum seamlessly.
First: You will visit our class wiki to get an overview for this project and an opportunity to comment on it throughout your progress.
http://fondationsoftechnology.wikispaces.com/FOT
Then: You will use http://www.mapquest.com to map out your route to the Kennedy Space Center if driving by car. You will need to specify what make and model car you are driving. How many times you will need to stop for fuel. And how much it will cost – as you will be keeping a running budget of ALL expenses. You may also choose to use mapquest to find restaurants and hotels along the route you choose. **You’re starting point will be from our high school and you will end at the space center.**
Next: You will then use Google Earth to map out your trip. You will follow the route you chose in mapquest and follow it using Google Earth. You will be required to take at least 10 screenshots of your trip. The images will be used later in the project.
Next: You will then choose one featured exhibit from the Kennedy Space Center that has something to do with human spaceflight to research. You need to have several paragraphs of information about this topic. Choose something that you find interesting! Save this information to a Google Doc.
Then: You will visit the Kennedy Space Center website. Here you will have the opportunity to ask an astronaut a question about the topic you have chosen. I will proofread your questions before you submit them!
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/1763.aspx
Next: You will experience some of the things found at the space center. Although we cannot afford to take all of you on a field trip to Florida, we can still make sure you get to see some pretty cool things. Here, you will take a virtual tour of a NASA Space Shuttle.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-90/vrtour/checkpoint.html
Finally: You are asked to create a Google Doc or edited the one that you have already started. Write a brief reflection of the assignment, include your road trip plans, photos, budget, places to stop, and what your most looking forward to at the Space Center. Include the information you researched and any new information that you learned. What were your favorite and least favorite parts of this assignment? Publish the Doc so that your classmates can rate your assignment with the rubric I created on Rubistar. Take the time to rate 5 other classmates projects as well!
I hope you enjoy your trip to the Kennedy Space Center!
JennieFinafrock: EDTECH Portfolio 