Florida Vacation ProjectName:

Answer the question from the PowerPoint: 1 minute summary

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Directions: Getting Started

  1. Label North/ South/ East / West on your map.
  2. Mark the five points of interest locations on your map.
  3. Key West Aquarium
  4. Key West Cemetery
  5. Ft Zachary Taylor
  6. US Naval Air Station
  7. Southernmost Point
  8. Create a scale ruler using the provided scale.
  1. What is the walking distance (in miles) from the Key West Aquarium to the Key West Cemetery? ______
  2. What is the displacement (in miles, with direction) from the Aquarium to the Cemetery? ______
  3. If you were walking 4 miles per hour how long would it take you to get from the Aquarium to the Cemetery? ______(Speed= D/T)
  4. If you were to take off in a helicopter from Ft. Zachary State Historic Site and fly directly to the US Naval Air Station at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour how long would it take? ______
  5. Is this a distance or a displacement? How far will you travel? ______
  6. What is the total distance during this walk: Start at the Southernmost Point, walk to the Key West Aquarium, walk to Key West Cemetery and then finish at the southernmost point? ______
  7. If you walked that distance at an average speed of 4 miles per hour and stopped at the aquarium for 1 hour, how long would this take you? ______

Florida Vacation Project Guidelines:

Florida Map must show highlighted routes taken (if visible on map) and clearly marked destinations

You must visit five points of interest to include:

-A major beach community ( not Key West)

-An amusement park

-A city on both coasts ( Gulf side and Ocean side)- this is 2 different locations

-A major university

-You may travel in any order

Your project must include the following:

Student created data table that displays the following: Remember UNITS!!!

  • Distance from one destination to the next. (highway distance- you may use Google maps or MapQuest to find this)
  • Displacement from reference point to destination. (Displacement - use the created scale ruler for your map and draw straight lines from one location the next, estimate if necessary)
  • Time travelled from one destination to the next (using given speed)
  • Velocity from reference point to destination (remember sign)
  • Total distance traveled from start to finish
  • Total displacement
  • Make sure to include evidence of calculations to show the time it takes to get from one location to the next assuming you are traveling at an AVG SPEED of 60 Miles per Hour, including total time travelled. Remind students to include the correct units.

Map of Florida:

  • The map included in the final project should show the lines students have drawn to show displacement from one destination to the next. Each line should be straight and destinations clearly labeled.

Graph of Distance vs. Time:

  • The graph only represents driving time and does not take into consideration stopping. Use the distance and time data from the data table generated during the activity.

Category / 50 / 25 / 0
Final Map / Includes clearly labeled destinations, clearly drawn displacement vectors, compass included, information displayed correctly matches data / Missing labels, route, compass and/ or is not legible. Most information is present. Information displayed correctly matches data / Map does not show any routes or clear destinations, information does not match data
Calculations/ Graph / Units and labels are clearly displays, calculations are correct, correct use of distance and displacement for all calculations and graphs / Missing some units or calculations, some errors in calculations or graph but most work is correct. Graph is not clearly displayed or incorrectly labeled. / No/incorrect units
No calculations provided
Incorrect use of distance/ displacement/ speed
No graph is present or does not represent data
Data Table / All information is displayed, (see requirements) all units are correct, and all information is labeled and represented clearly on map and graph. / Information missing or incomplete, missing units or labels. Data is not correctly displayed on graph or does not match. / Not labeled
No units
Incomplete/ missing data
Collaboration / Evidence of all group members’ involvement is clear on project. Each member presents a portion of the project. / Project does not show work from all group members or group member does not participate in presentation. / No participation
No evidence of work from student on project
Unprepared
No presentation
Total (200) ______

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