A
Virtual Tour of Civil War Battlefields
Lesson One:
Planning the Trip
Grade Level(s): 10-12
Subjects: Driver Education, English/Language Arts, Social Studies
Learner Outcomes:
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Students will learn to access the Internet to plan a sight-seeing trip.
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Students will find a travel route, motel accommodations, restaurants, and
historical sites.
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Students will calculate an estimate for the cost of the trip.
Duration: One 90 class or two 45 minute classes.
Materials: Students will not need any materials for this
activity
Technology/Courseware: Students will need to use a computer.
Teacher Notes:
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Teachers may want to schedule time in the computer lab for this activity.
Procedures:
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Students will plan for a trip for a family of four to four Civil War Battlefield
and related historical sites. They will spend one day at each destination.
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Students should access a browser homepage (www.msn.com)
, (www.yahoo.com) , or (www.netscape.com)
and click on "Maps" or a related site that will allow students to plan
a route of travel by car.
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If students are not within driving distance to these sites they will search
for the lowest airfare from the nearest major airport to Dulles International
Airport in Washington, DC at www.travel@24hour-mall.com
.
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If students are flying to Dulles they will find the estimated cost of renting
a vehicle at www.enterprise.com
.
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If students are within driving distance to these sites they will click
on the links to plan a road trip.
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Students will plan a round-trip using their home address, airport address,
or other appropriate address the computer will accept, as the Starting/Ending
Location.
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To create the route for their trip, they will enter the location of the
nearest of the four Civil War Battlefields they will be visiting.
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After adding that destination they will add the location of the next destination
they will tour.
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Proceed until all four destinations are entered. Click "Done".
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Students should utilize the tool to print the driving directions to each
destination.
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Next, click on links (if available) to explore information about their
destination that might of interest to them.
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Students should total the number of miles the trip will take from the bottom
of the driving directions they printed.
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Assuming their vehicle gets 28 mpg, students will calculate how many gallons
of gas they will need to purchase to budget for fuel costs.
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Students will also calculate how much the fuel will cost by multiplying
the gallons needed by the current price for fuel.
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After clicking on the appropriate links, students may find locations and
rates for lodging and gather information on the accommodations they choose.
Students should do this for each destination they will visit.
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Students will use the table to
determine the cost of virtual meals for this trip.
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Students will click on Start, Accessories, and Calculator
to access the calculator to find the total cost of the trip.
Modification: Students can utilize a road atlas
to see if there is a more preferable road route than the one suggested
by the computer.
Enrichment Activities:
Evaluation / Assessment: The students will prepare a report
on the details of the trip they have planned. Information in the
report should include the mode of travel, route and distance to each destination,
sites they intend to visit (should this lesson be
last so students will know where they want to go?), lodging accommodations,
estimated cost of food, and estimated cost of a rental car, if applicable.
If students found a more preferable road route in a road atlas tell why
it is better.
West Virginia Instructional
Goals and Objectives's
Language Arts: 9.3, 9.25, 9.34, 9.39, 9.59, 9.77, 9.90, 9.92,
9.95, 10...
Social Studies: 9.30, 9.31, 9.39, 9.51, 9.52, 9.53, 9.54, 10.25,
10.60
Driver Education: DE1, DE5, DE33, DE35, DE38, DE39, DE43
National Standards
Language Arts
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes
7. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret
a variety of informational texts
9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret
visual media
10. Understands the characteristics and components of the media
Social Studies
1. Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships
and patterns
2. Understands the historical perspective
14. Understands the course and character of the Civil War and its effects
on the American people
Geography
2. Knows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns
of the environment
17. Understands how geography is used to interpret the past
Technology
1. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and
operating systems
2. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs
6. Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology
Job/Career Clusters
Health, Human Services, Business/Marketing, Engineering/Technical
References:
Downey, M., Giese, J., & Metcalf, F. (1996). United States History:
In the Course of Human Events. New York: NTC Publishing
Group
Authors:
Gary King
Jill James
Bill Powers
Braxton County High, 200 Jerry Burton Drive, Sutton, WV 26601