Steps in the 60 Cities in 6 Weeks Check List

 

1.     Get longitude and latitude for every city

2.     Put cities together by, country, continent and time zone. (The plus or minus from Greenwich Mean Time) Cities Worksheet

3.     Map all 60 cities on a map of the world. World Maps

4.     Map route that will be taken to visit all cities. All trips start from Atlanta.

5.     Get the distance and time to travel to each city, by whatever means that will be used. (U.S travel must be by car, except northeast megalopolis (which can use Amtrak trains, Europe must be by train, and all other areas do not worry about travel method between cities only the distance)

6.     Begin travel to cities. Use the Role Sheets for who gets what information.

A.    Every group will have a journal of their trips, this will include the city name, country, size (population and physical area), languages spoken, hotels (where possible), restaurants or food eaten (Common foods in the city), 6 sites or landmarks at least (may include museums, beaches, and festivals, but is not limited to these), information about transportation (taxis, trains and walking) plus 4 facts about the culture (special clothing, food, religion or festivals) Include information about why the city is where it is, is it on a river or in the hills. Discuss your group�s experiences with the cities that you are visiting. There should be on journal entry for every day of travel (all visits to cities must be at least 5 days) and the ambassador of destination will write the journal for that city, and every group member will have every job at least once.

B.    Every group will have a Spreadsheet Budget, in this the students will record a daily account of all money spent. The students will record hotels and food costs. They will also record money spent of attractions, such as museum admission.

C.    Every student will have at least 4 photos from every city visited; these will be presented to the class as either PowerPoint slideshows labeled, or poster boards labeled. Extra credit will be given for a web site created of these photos. But no extra time will be given.

D.   For all final city choices complete the following Checklist for the Primate Supercity World Capital.

E.   Once all information has been collected, as individuals you must sort through your collection, selecting the important data and discarding the rest. You will then need to begin the writing process. You need to convey the information you have collected in a persuasive fashion. After all, you do want to rally some interest in your classmates rather than discourage their travels and interest. Persuasive language includes lots of detailed descriptions, action verbs, and imaginative phrases.

 

7.     Students will present their trips to the class. Each group will be given a continent to be an expert on and in those continents they will present extra information. This information will include countries in that continent, major natural features (mountains, rivers, etc.), area, population, and areas in the news (wars, politics, sports, etc.).