Florida Vacation Project
Name:
Answer the question from the PowerPoint: 1 minute summary
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Directions: Getting Started
1. Label North/ South/ East / West on your map.
2. Mark the five points of interest locations on your map.
a. Key West Aquarium
b. Key West Cemetery
c. Ft Zachary Taylor
d. US Naval Air Station
e. Southernmost Point
3. Create a scale ruler using the provided scale.
4. What is the walking distance (in miles) from the Key West Aquarium to the Key West
Cemetery? ______________________________________________________________
5. What is the displacement (in miles, with direction) from the Aquarium to the Cemetery?
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6. If you were walking 4 miles per hour how long would it take you to get from the
Aquarium to the Cemetery? _____________________________________ (Speed= D/T)
7. If you were to take off in a helicopter from Ft. Zachary State Historic Site and fly directly
to the US Naval Air Station at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour how long would it
take? __________________________________________________________________
8. Is this a distance or a displacement? How far will you travel?
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9. What is the total distance during this walk: Start at the Southernmost Point, walk to the
Key West Aquarium, walk to Key West Cemetery and then finish at the southernmost
point? __________________________________________________________________
10.If you walked that distance at an average speed of 4 miles per hour and stopped at the
aquarium for 1 hour, how long would this take you?
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Florida Vacation Project Guidelines:
Florida Map must show highlighted routes taken (if visible on map) and
clearly marked destinations
You must visit five points of interest to include:
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A major beach community ( not Key West)
An amusement park
A city on both coasts ( Gulf side and Ocean side)- this is 2 different locations
A major university
You may travel in any order
Your project must include the following:
Student created data table that displays the following: Remember UNITS!!!
o Distance from one destination to the next. (highway distance- you may use
Google maps or MapQuest to find this)
o Displacement from reference point to destination. (Displacement - use the
created scale ruler for your map and draw straight lines from one location the
next, estimate if necessary)
o Time travelled from one destination to the next (using given speed)
o Velocity from reference point to destination (remember sign)
o Total distance traveled from start to finish
o Total displacement
o Make sure to include evidence of calculations to show the time it takes to get
from one location to the next assuming you are traveling at an AVG SPEED of 60
Miles per Hour, including total time travelled. Remind students to include the
correct units.
Map of Florida:
o The map included in the final project should show the lines students have drawn
to show displacement from one destination to the next. Each line should be
straight and destinations clearly labeled.
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Graph of Distance vs. Time:
 The graph only represents driving time and does not take into consideration
stopping. Use the distance and time data from the data table generated during the
activity.
Category
Final Map
Calculations/ Graph
Data Table
Collaboration
50
25
0
Includes clearly labeled
destinations, clearly drawn
displacement vectors,
compass included,
information displayed
correctly matches data
Missing labels, route,
compass and/ or is not
legible. Most information is
present. Information
displayed correctly matches
data
Map does not show any routes
or clear destinations,
information does not match
data
Units and labels are clearly
displays, calculations are
correct, correct use of
distance and displacement
for all calculations and
graphs
All information is displayed,
(see requirements) all units
are correct, and all
information is labeled and
represented clearly on map
and graph.
Evidence of all group
members’ involvement is
clear on project. Each
member presents a portion
of the project.
Missing some units or
calculations, some errors in
calculations or graph but
most work is correct. Graph
is not clearly displayed or
incorrectly labeled.
Information missing or
incomplete, missing units or
labels. Data is not correctly
displayed on graph or does
not match.
No/incorrect units
No calculations provided
Incorrect use of distance/
displacement/ speed
No graph is present or does
not represent data
Project does not show work
from all group members or
group member does not
participate in presentation.
No participation
No evidence of work from
student on project
Unprepared
No presentation
Not labeled
No units
Incomplete/ missing data
Total (200) ____________
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