The Vacation Sampler

Description:

You are to plan a week long vacation for four people to either Disney World in Orlando, Florida; Williamsburg, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; or Washington, D. C. You will be given $3000.00 for travel expenses, food, motels, entertainment, souvenirs, etc. The tasks below will help you plan the trip. Have fun!!!

Tasks

Go to this link and run off a worksheet and expense log to help you keep track of your expenses.

Worksheet  (Gas expenses from home to your hotel)
Worksheet 2   (Gas expenses from your hotel to each entertainment spot.)
Worksheet 3 (Ticket Prices)
Expense Log

You may find a Planner to help you map out your week at the links below:
Washington, D. C. Planner
Atlanta, GA Planner
Williamsburg Planner

Choose one of the places listed below for your vacation. Remember the longer your drive the less time you will have visiting your destination.

	Disney World Orlando, Florida http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/waltdisneyworld/index
	Williamsburg, Virginia http://www.revolutionaryfun.com
	Williamsbug Online http://www.williamsburg.com/
	Atlanta, Georgia http://www.georgiaonmymind.org/
	Washington, D. C. http://www.district-of-columbia.com/

Plan your route. Driving directions.
Determine the amount of money you will need to put aside for gasoline. Note: You must determine the type of car you will be driving first. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
Tickets

Williamsburg http://www.revolutionaryfun.com/about.html

Atlanta

Falcons Game http://www.atlantafalcons.com/

Braves Game

Six Flags http://www.sixflags.com/georgia/pricing/

Washington, D. C. http://www.123washingtondc.com/Attractions/attractions.htm

National Zoo http://www.si.edu/natzoo/

National Capitol Parks http://www.nps.gov/nacc/index.htm

Use the chart below to estimate the cost of meals. Don't forget there are four of you.

Breakfast	Lunch	Supper
$8.00	$10.00	$15.00

You each buy a T-shirt or a sweat shirt on this trip.

T-shirts	Sweat shirts
$20.00	$30.00

How much do you have to spend on souvenirs?

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A special thanks to Barbara J. Forsberg bjforsberg@pulaski.k12.wi.us for her contribution to this unit.

Barbara says, "Another thing I did was to come up with "Life's Little Unexpected Emergencies". I plan to have a set of each good/bad news item for each student and have them draw one per week. I also came up with another activity using Disney's restaurant guide."

"Life's Little Unexpected Emergencies"

Car Trouble

	Found $20.
	Great News
	Lost Your Swimsuit

	Speeding Ticket
	Stolen Wallet

Checklist

	Dining at Disney-Learning to Read a Chart
	Dining at Disney-Learning to Read a Chart