Road Trip Project

DUE DATE: _________________________________

In this project, you will be planning a road trip around the United States
of America. You will need to determine how much money this ENTIRE trip will
cost. First, you will determine which type of car you plan to drive across the
country and if you would like to take a friend or family member. You will be
finding hotels and areas of interest to stop, calculating the cost of each. You
must stop at least 10 times through all of America. Finally, you will need to
find a flight home and determine the cost of that!

All of this will be displayed on a poster board, slides presentation, or

packet. In the end, we will share our projects with everyone in our class!

*Keep this packet! You will be recording all of your information here
before you put your project together!

My Car
The car I want to take on my road trip is:

Gas Mileage:

_________________ Miles per Gallon

Gas Prices: (You will need to research this)

Currently, the price of gas is ___________.

In my car,

A – I will drive alone

B – I will take a friend/family member. Who!?

__________________________________________________________
 Stop #1:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information

Stop #2:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information
 Stop #3:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information

Stop #4:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information
 Stop #5:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information

Stop #6:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information
 Stop #7:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information

Stop #8:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information
 Stop #9:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information

Stop #10:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information
 EXTRA STOP:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information

EXTRA STOP:
City Name:
List of Attractions While I’m
There: (Include Cost)

Hotel Name:

Hotel Price per Night:

Extra Notes/Information
 Mileage (TABLE A)
Here, you will add up how many miles you drive and how much it costs.

Location Name Distance (In Miles)

Stop 1 (from home):

Stop 2:

Stop 3:

Stop 4:

Stop 5:

Stop 6:

Stop 7:

Stop 8:

Stop 9:

Stop 10:

Extra:

Extra:

Extra:

LINE 1: Total Miles Traveled:

LINE 2: Vehicle’s Average Mileage:

LINE 3: (Line 1 divided by Line 2) Total Miles

divided by Mileage (equals how many gallons you
will need):
LINE 4: (Line 3 times cost of gas) Gallons of Gas
Needed Multiplied by Price of Gas:
 Flight (TABLE B)
Departure Location

Arrival Location

Cost of Flight:

Airline:

Time of Departure:

Time of Arrival:

Cost of Attractions (TABLE C)

 Name of Attraction Cost

Example: Yankee Baseball Game $85

Total Cost:

Hotel Costs (TABLE D)

Hotel Location Cost

Total Cost:

Total Expenses
Total Cost of Driving (TABLE A):

Flight Costs (TABLE B):

Cost of All Attractions (TABLE C):

Hotel Costs (Table D):

Extra Costs:

TOTAL EXPENSES FOR ROAD TRIP:

Grading Rubric – Road Trip Project

 Car:
Specifically chooses vehicle ___/2
Provides accurate mileage ____/3

Visits:
Defines at least ten stops ____/10 (one point per each)
Provides attraction(s) for each stop ____/10 (one point per each)
Provides hotel accommodations for each stop ____/10 (one point per
each)

Transportation:
Accurately calculates distance between each stop ____/10 (one point
per each)
Provides accurate flight information _____/10
Accurately provides cost of transportation between stops: _____/10

Overall Costs:
Accurately provides cost of all hotel accommodation _____/10
Accurately provides cost of all attractions_____/10
Accurately provides cost of entire trip ______10

Work Ethic:
Time Management _____/2
Presentation ____/3

Total Score ______/100

Teacher notes: