Now we need to figure out what we are going to do while on our vacation. Use Lonely Planet to find a few activities for your destination. Once you get to the site, type your city and state into the search box. You may have to read about the entire state to find out about things to do in your city.

Ever feel like your family could be part of a comic strip? Now’s your chance! Use the Comic Creator to create a series of comics about how you think your Thanksgiving Dinner might go.

Requirements:

1. Each comic needs to pose a math challenge
2. Make sure you save a copy of each comic strip
3. You need to have reached a solution by your last frame

What is the highlight of your state? What would be the coolest thing to go see? Use the sites below to find out.

1. List of Parks and Monuments – choose your state and see what there is to visit
2. National Parks Guide – click on your state to see if there is a National Park to go see
3. InfoPlease – click on your state and then look for “attractions” or “things to see.” Every state is listed.

Now that you have your journals set up, you can start finding information. Let’s begin with our Welcome Facts

Find your state on this Enchanted Learning website, and then copy the information that you want into your journal. Click here to get started.

Once you have found the general information on your state, what can you find about your State Bird? Click here to go looking.

state info

Today, we are in the fact finding phase of our project. Use the websites below to fill in the general facts about your country. Make sure you Add Images to iPhoto Library if you see any that you may want to have in your brochure.

1. World Atlas – when you use this site, click on your country and look for info in red.
2. CIA World Factbook – choose your country from the list of countries and then look for information

Ready to go back in time? Today, we are going to virtually travel through time to look for fossils.

We are going to begin our journey almost 4.5 BILLION years ago. However, using our modern day technology, we’ll try to get some pictures along the way. Our mission is to find fossils of animals from long ago. Keep your eyes peeled and watch out for dinosaurs!

Click here to take off.

Today, I found a new typing tutor. Click here to start using it.

If you were to go on vacation in your country, what might you see? Use the sites below to find pictures and learn about a few super cool places. Then, add the info to your travel brochure.

1. Lonely Planet – when you get to the site, choose your country
2. Africa.com – choose your country and then learn more about it.
3. Africa Travel Images – find cool pictures from your country