-You and a partner are travel agents trying to promote tourist to come to your state. You will have to research information about your state and try to persuade people to come to visit your state. You will have to give your audience basic information about your state AND also try to sell your state as the perfect vacation spot!
- You will use a checklist and graphic organizer to find important information about your state.
-As you research you will be using the given websites below and books from the library
- Your end product wiill be a Powerpoint including all of the important information that is on your graphic organizer.
-You will need to use your rubric to double check your work, before finally presenting your project.
While you are completing this project HAVE FUN! Work well with your partner, by collaborating (BOTH PEOPLE DOING THE RESEARCH, TYPING, CLIPART, & SOUND AND VISUAL EFFECTS)
Click on the file below for your graphic organizer & rubric: BEFORE YOU PRINT TYPE IN YOUR STATE NAME AND YOUR NAME, both partners need to have their own paper!
What will you be doing?
-You and a partner are travel agents trying to promote tourist to come to your state. You will have to research information about your state and try to persuade people to come to visit your state. You will have to give your audience basic information about your state AND also try to sell your state as the perfect vacation spot!
- You will use a checklist and graphic organizer to find important information about your state.
-As you research you will be using the given websites below and books from the library
- Your end product wiill be a Powerpoint including all of the important information that is on your graphic organizer.
-You will need to use your rubric to double check your work, before finally presenting your project.
While you are completing this project HAVE FUN! Work well with your partner, by collaborating (BOTH PEOPLE DOING THE RESEARCH, TYPING, CLIPART, & SOUND AND VISUAL EFFECTS)
Click on the file below for your graphic organizer & rubric: BEFORE YOU PRINT TYPE IN YOUR STATE NAME AND YOUR NAME, both partners need to have their own paper!
Research Information:
http://www.mrsrenz.net/states/statesresearch.htm
http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_states.shtml
http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/
http://www.uni.edu/playground/research/state.htm
Current Events Website: http://www.newsbystate.com/index.htm
Recreational Activities/State:
Hawaii: http://www.gohawaii.com/
Califronia: http://www.visitcalifornia.com/
Arizona: http://www.arizonaguide.com/
Washington: http://www.experiencewa.com/
Colorado: http://www.colorado.com/
New York: http://www.iloveny.com/
Louisiana: http://www.louisianatravel.com/
New Mexico: http://www.newmexico.org/
Massachusetts: http://www.massvacation.com/
Texas: http://www.allacrosstexas.com/
New Jersey:http://www.state.nj.us/nj/things/
Florida:http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us.html
Maryland: http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do.htm
Alabama:http://www.alabama.gov/portal/index.jsp
Michigan:http://www.michigan.gov/
Oregon:http://www.oregon.gov/Pages/index.aspx
New Hampshire:https://www.nh.gov/
Click on the file below for a "Cheat Sheet" when creating your Power Point:
Power Point Template:
How well do you know where all of the states are located in our country? Check out this website and test your knowledge:
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf