Suggested Grades
6+
Objective
Students will identify and examine characteristics of a specific country, as well as what it would take to organize a trip there.
Materials
Students should acquire:
- magazines/videos/internet sources/travel brochures
- information from a country’s consulate
- travel plan info. (eg. transportation and accommodation arrangements)
Method
- Students choose a country that they would like to go to.
- After students gather various resources on their chosen country, they write a detailed traveling plan including:
- background/history of country, and their preferred places to visit (eg. historical sites, landmarks).
- Time of year they are traveling (while considering country’s climate, and travel costs)
- Duration of journey
- What they should bring
- Accommodations 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.