Planetary Vacation Project

Mission

​It is 3025 and you are the Director of Interplanetary Travel. You have just hired a team of experts, and want to provide travelers with the best information you can, on the vacation of their dreams to one of the 7 planets in our Solar System. 
Task

You have been given the task of providing travel guidance and creating a “Dream Vacation” experience that will take interplanetary travelers to one of the 7 planets in our Solar System.

You must be able to ensure your travel clients that you have thorough knowledge of your planet and can offer them the experience of a lifetime. To do this, you and your team will need to first become experts on your planet and learn all that it has to offer future vacationers. You need to know how to help travelers have a safe and worry-free journey, provide details on the mode of transportation that will get them to the destination, provide information about your planet and all it has to offer, what they should pack (i.e. water bottle, raincoat, pressure suit, gravity shoes, sunglasses, sun screen, beach towels) and what activities they’ll have the opportunity to partake in (i.e. rock climbing, snow skiing, swimming, parasailing, mountain climbing).
You need to create a Google slide presentation about your planet, and in addition, create a website, using Google Sites, that will provide the details of the vacation you are providing your clients.
Roles & Assignments

Astronomer

Research any and all information that will help educate your client on the characteristics of your planet.​

Cruise Director

Design and create the space craft that will be used to transport your client to the planet and resort.​ 

Excursion Specialist

Design and create the excursion packages that your client could go on while visiting the resort and planet.
Process

  • Establish roles for each group member, maximum of 3 people per group.
    • Read each job description carefully.
  • Begin research - visit the list of resources, for each Role and begin to take notes as needed.
  • Design and Create your Google slide presentations and/or Google Site.
  • Present your Planet Research and Dream Vacation Package to the class – each person must present their own section of the project or share equally in the presentation.
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