Learning Goals
Students will be able to identify and map one of the 13 colonies and explain how its location and physical setting influenced settlement and travel choices.
Students will be able to analyze colonial transportation methods and compare them to modern travel options to make realistic route decisions.
Students will be able to research and trace explorer routes and Atlantic trade routes that connected the British colonies with Africa, the West Indies, and Europe.
Students will be able to compare lodging, transportation, and excursion costs to build a 7-day travel budget within $2,500 while explaining trade-offs.
Students will be able to plan, justify, and revise at least five historic or scientific excursions that make the trip memorable, realistic, and history-rich.
Products
Colonial Travel Research Portfolio and Budgeted Day-Trip Prototype
Each student creates a research portfolio with a colony map, source notes, a lodging comparison with youth hostel links and locations, and a budget tracker. They also design one individual prototype day-trip plan that shows how user needs, colonial geography, and cost constraints informed their choices.
7-Day Colonial Vacation Google Slides Proposal and Printed Travel Fair Packet
Teams combine individual research into a shared problem statement, a final 7-day itinerary, and a higher-fidelity travel plan suitable for feedback from authentic audiences. The packet includes a collaboratively refined budget, route map, lodging choices, and at least five historic or scientific excursions with clear reasoning.
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