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First, you will be divided into three groups.  You will each be responsible for a different job. The three jobs are: field trip price finder, field trip activities finder, and field trip transportation finder.  Once you have been assigned your roles, you will then proceed to research your topic.  These are two field trips you will be comparing:

The Bronx Zoo

The Franklin Mineral Museum
 

The three different job descriptions are given below:

 

1.  FIELD TRIP PRICE FINDER

You are responsible for calculating the price of each destination.  You will look at both web sites below to compare the price of each field trip.  You must look at the cost for a child’s admission ticket and the cost for an adult’s admission ticket.  There will be a total of 9 students and 2 teachers going on the field trip.  As the field trip price finder, you will use these web sites in order to determine the price of each field trip.

The Bronx Zoo

The Franklin Mineral Museum

 Use the help sheets below to guide you through each web site and to help you calculate the price for each field trip.

The Bronx Zoo Price Help Sheet
**Make sure you print out the help sheet.

The Franklin Mineral Museum Price Help Sheet
**Make sure you print out the help sheet.

 

2.  Field Trip Activities Finder

You are responsible for finding out what activities to do in each field trip.  You should prepare a list of the activities available at each field trip. Choose activities that you think your classmates would enjoy. As the field trip activities finder, you will use these web sites to prepare a list of activities that are available.

The Bronx Zoo

The Franklin Mineral Museum

 Remember, you are looking for different activities we can do while we are on the field trip.  Use the help sheets below to guide you through each web site and list the possible activities.

The Bronx Zoo Activities Help Sheet
**Make sure you print out the help sheet.

The Franklin Mineral Museum Activity Help Sheet
**Make sure you print out the help sheet.

 

3. Field Trip Transportation Finder

You are responsible for finding out specific information on the bus company our school uses for field trips. As the field trip transportation finder, you will use this web site to get specific details needed for our class field trip.

First Charter Bus Transportation

Remember, we are going on a class field trip with a total of 11 passengers.  Use the help sheets below to guide you through the web site and help you collect the information needed.

First Charter Bus Transportation Sheet
**Make sure you print out the help sheet.

 

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Author: Susan Braccini
Based on a template from The WebQuest Page.
     Last Updated: 05/10/2008