State Road Trip Project

Today we are starting the State Road Trip Project. You will be planning and researching a trip around the state you picked last week.

For your project you will need to

1. Pick 9 Locations
2. Plan Your Route
   
3. Research Your Stops
4. Write a Postcard for Each Stop

As you select your locations, make sure that you follow the guidelines on the instruction sheet. You should find at least

• 1 city with a population over 1 million
• 1 city with a population between 500,000-999,999
• 1 city with a population between 100,000-499,999
• 1 city with a population less than 100,000
• Capital City
• 4 other places to visit (cities/landmarks)

If your state does not have many large cities, use the biggest cities in the state!

Planning Your Route

Try to figure out the best route around your state. Pick a starting point, and then visit the nearest cities/locations first. You might find mapquest, google maps, and yahoo maps helpful in finding the distance between stops.

Your postcards should include

• An illustration (made by you!)
• Name of the location
• Latitude and longitude (here is a helpful website)
  
• How long you've been there
• Description of the place

Make sure you track the websites you are using to find information for the project. If you don't include a list of sources, you will not get credit!

EVERYTHING IS DUE BY THE END OF CLASS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH!!