Instructions


 * Mathematics, geography, history, map reading, natural science, descriptive writing, and computer skills will be employed in this in-class research activity.**

Each 6th grade student is to research and design an actual, seven day Tour of Texas that a family could reasonably undertake in their car. The research will be presented orally to the class while using PowerPoint for organization and visual emphasis.

Each oral report and accompanying PowerPoint presentation must include the following elements for each day:
 * 1) Actual highway directions
 * 2) Indicate trip mileage from site to site
 * 3) State purpose for visiting each site or town (Why stop there?)
 * 4) Descriptions of the geographical terrain being observed

Beginning early on the first day all tours will start in Fort Worth. By the evening of the seventh day all tours will end in Fort Worth. Each trip should take the rough shape of a loop so as to prevent traveling through the same towns and over the same roads.

It is forbidden to travel exclusively the ever-popular, Golden Triangle or DFW-Houston-San Antonio (I-35,I-10,I-45 loop) in either direction! These Interstates may be used in segments only.

Explain graphically and orally for each day's travel:
 * 1) How to get there?
 * 2) How many miles (and time) to get there?
 * 3) Why are we going there?
 * 4) What are we going to see/do on the way there?

Remember....no one likes to ride in the car hour after hour. Break up each day into short segments of sight-seeing and doing things along the way. After all, this is a 7 day tour designed for fun and enrichment. Don't have us driving all the way to El Paso the first day....non-stop!

Acquire graphics for your PowerPoint presentation from Internet sites indicated on the web links page.