THE AMAZING 5TH GRADE RACE

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THE AMAZING 5TH GRADE RACE
For your final project, you are going on an
Amazing Race across the United States. Where
you go is up to you. You will use PowerPoint and
Excel for your project.
http//mrhersh.edu.glogster.com/the-amazing-race
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PROJECT
You have just entered The Amazing Race. Your
job is to travel west across the United States
spending only one night in 3 different cities.
You are to leave from and return to any one of
the three New York area airports (Kennedy,
LaGuardia, or Newark).
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THE RULES

• YOU MUST TRAVEL WEST ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND
  BACK.
• YOU HAVE TO STOP IN 3 CITIES AND ONLY SPEND 1
  NIGHT IN EACH.
• FOR EACH CITY YOU HAVE TO FIND THE FOLLOWING
• A HOTEL TO STAY IN
• AN ATTRACTION TO VISIT
• A PICTURE OF A FAMOUS PLACE IN THE CITY
• 3 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE CITY
• A RESTAURANT AND MEAL FOR DINNER

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• KEEP TRACK OF THE MONEY YOU SPEND (FOOD, HOTEL,
  ENTERTAINMENT, ETC.) IN EXCEL. (USE FORMULAS)
• CREATE A PRESENTATION IN POWERPOINT ABOUT YOUR
  TRIP. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
• A TITLE SLIDE WITH YOUR TITLE, NAME, DATE, CLASS
• A SLIDE WITH A U.S. MAP HIGHLIGHTING YOUR
  DESTINATION CITIES
• A SLIDE FOR EACH OF THE CITIES YOU VISIT
  INCLUDING ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM 3. (Except
  a picture of the hotel)
• A SLIDE WITH YOUR SPREADSHEET ON IT
• A SLIDE WITH YOUR SOURCES SITES YOU USED TO
  FIND INFORMATION .
• A SLIDE WITH YOUR POSTCARD ON IT

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MR. HERSHS AWESOME VACATION

• COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
• LAS VEGAS, NV
• PALM SPRINGS, CA

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
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_peak_summit_roger_wendell_tom_and_linda_jagger_06
-10-2006.jpg

• Home to Pikes Peak, the most visited mountain in
  the United States.
• Colorado Springs became especially popular with
  the British and acquired the nickname Little
  London.
• Colorados second largest city

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LAS VEGAS, NV
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5C7DBB7FDEE98EB339313F2B55B68D5.jpg
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nt/uploads/2013/01/The-Strip.jpg

• Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931.
• Combine the Strip and downtown, there are more
  than 15,000 miles of lighted neon tubing.
• Over 38.9 million people visit Las Vegas each
  year.

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PALM SPRINGS, CA
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88/media/images/Indian_Canyons_Golf_Resort_-_North
_Course_-_Palm_Springs.jpg
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• Hollywood discovered Palm Springs as early as
  about 1919.
• Since then, Palm Springs has become known as "The
  Playground of the Stars."
• Palm Springs averages about 350 days of sunshine
  per year.

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FLIGHT INFO FLIGHT INFO FLIGHT INFO FLIGHT INFO FLIGHT INFO FLIGHT INFO  

Date Departure City Time Arrival City Time Stops Cost Airline
5/14/2012 Newark, NJ 630 AM Chicago, IL 1015 AM None 220.00 Jet Blue
5/15/2012 Chicago, IL 930 AM Jackson Hole, WY 330 PM Denver, CO 235.00 Continental
5/16/2012 Jackson Hole, WY 1015 AM Seattle, WA 215 PM Denver, CO 354.00 US Airways
5/17/2012 Seattle, WA 725 AM Newark, NJ 445 PM None 250.00 Continental

TOTAL 1,059.00

Hotel Info Hotel Info Hotel Info Hotel Info Hotel Info Hotel Info Hotel Info Hotel Info
Date Hotel Name City Cost
5/14/2012 Hyatt Chicago 125.00
5/15/2012 Marriott Jackson Hole 213.00
5/16/2012 Holiday Inn Seattle 89.00
TOTAL 427.00

Food and Entertainment Food and Entertainment Food and Entertainment Food and Entertainment Food and Entertainment Food and Entertainment Food and Entertainment Food and Entertainment
Date Breakfast Lunch Dinner Meal Restaurant Attraction Total
5/14/2012 5.00 12.00 35.00 Sushi Sakura Bana 18.00 70.00
5/15/2012 - 10.00 45.00 Filet Mignon JH Steakhouse 12.00 67.00
5/16/2012 10.00 8.00 23.00 Tuna Oceanos 38.00 79.00
Total 216.00

Grand Total 1,702.00
Money Remaining 298.00
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WISH YOU WERE HERE
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Dear Andrew and Ian,   I am having a
wonderful time on my vacation. I wish you were
here. I climbed Pikes Peak in Colorado, you
would have loved the view! Next, I stopped in Las
Vegas. There is so much to do there. What a
crazy place! Palm Springs is about 97 degrees
right now. I am roasting! I took lots of
pictures of the hot springs. I cant wait to
show you. See you in a couple days.
Love,
Dad
To Andrew and Ian Hershberger 371 Lafayette
Ave. Ringwood, NJ 07456 From Mr. Hershberger
Cambridge Inn 1277 S. Palm Canyon Palm
Springs, CA 92264
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MY SOURCES
www.urbanspoon.com www.hotels.com www.travelocity
.com www.lonelyplanet.com www.lasvegas.com www.ci
tyofpalmsprings.com www.coloradosprings.com
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