Planning a Dream Vacation
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Suggested Grades
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6+
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Objective
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Students will identify and examine characteristics of a specific country, as well as what it would take to organize a trip there.
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Materials
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Students should aquire:
- magazines/videos/internet sources/travel brochures
- information from a country's consulate
- travel plan info. (eg. transportation and accomodation arrangments)
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Method
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- Students choose a country that they would like to go to.
- After students gather various resources on their chosen country, they write a detailed travelling plan including:
- background/history of country, and their preferred places to visit (eg. historical sites, landmarks).
- Time of year they are travelling (while considering country's climate, and travel costs)
- Duration of journey
- What they should bring
- Accomodations and meal arrangements (keeping in mind what the local foods are, and if they are willing to be a little adventurous)
- Getting information on acquiring passports and immunization (relative to chosen country).
- etc. (depending on grade level, and how detailed the student is able/willing to get)
- Examining aspects of travel safety, and their chosen country's laws and customs
- With all this information, students will create a mock diary and photo album of their trip (from boarding the plane, to arriving back home), and present the details of their trip to the class.
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Additional Resources
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Books
Don't Bring it Back can be obtained by writing to:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Communications Branch
Publication Distribution
930 Carling Ave, Room 118
Ottawa, Ont. K1A 0C5 or by calling 613-759-1000, ask for publication branch.
Internet Resources
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