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Introduction to the
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You have been chosen as the
Grand Prize winner of an $8,000 credit card! How exciting, but wait....there are some restrictions.
Go to the Task to see a
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The Task |
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"Nothing in life is ever free"
The credit card must be used for a trip to watch
3 baseball games. The sponsors of this prize require
you to organize the trip before receiving the credit card. A detailed
itinerary must be submitted to the prize organizers.
Your list will include the
following information:
a) the teams that you are going to visit and the estimated costs for each visit.
b) the dates for the games that
you will attend.
c) the hotels where you are going to stay with the projected costs
for each hotel.
d) the roads (and estimated
distance) that you will travel.
All is not lost for non-baseball fans. If you are not a baseball fan, you may give this
"trip" to another person after the plans are developed!
Proceed to the Process for the
specific directions.
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The Process |
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"Show
me the credit card"
A detailed itinerary must be submitted to the
prize organizers before you see the credit card. After approving your trip's itinerary,
the prize organizer will issue you a credit card worth $8000. A
Trip Detail organization sheet will be filled out and submitted to the prize
organizers. The costs must not exceed the $8,000 limit. The credit
card will be used for a week long summer trip to any three Major League Baseball stadiums of your
choice. The group should include four people. At
least one of the members of your group must be an adult. Remember
that non-baseball fans may give this
"trip" to another person after the plans are created.
- CHOOSE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP. List the names,
ages, occupations, and relationship to you for each person that is going
on your trip. Use the
Group Members and Games organization sheet to list this information. Open
the Group Members and Games Sheet. Copy and paste into a word
document. Complete the sheet and print a copy to submit to the trip
organizer. Remember that at least one of the group members must
be an adult. (Note: If you want your group to include two people
from this class, go to the
Cooperative Group instructions which are found below).
- SELECT THE GAMES/DATES And STADIUMS YOU WANT TO ATTEND. Pick three professional baseball teams whose home stadiums you would like
to visit. Use the internet to find schedules, stadium locations, and
costs for tickets. You
must decide which week during the summer that you are going to travel. The length of the week will
be seven days, but the week can start on any day. The maximum trip
length is 7 days. Use your favorite team's schedule when determining
the dates. The trip is only good during non-school hours. Determine if there are any other expenses associated with going to a
baseball game. For example, how is parking handled? If there
are other costs besides the price of the ticket, make sure they are
included on your sheet. Use the
Group Members and Games
sheet as a guide for the desired information. Open the Group Members
and Games sheet. Copy and paste into a word document. Complete
the sheet and print a copy to submit to the trip organizers.
- DETERMINE WHICH HOTEL(S) YOU NEED TO STAY IN. You will
spend one night in a hotel after attending the game. You must
choose a hotel that is within 50 miles of the location that you are going
to visit. The name of the hotel, address, distance from your visited
site, and cost for one night's lodging must all be listed. The total
cost for all 4 group members needs to be included. Each group member
should have his or her own room. If the distance between stadiums
requires you to drive for more than 10 hours, you may spend one night in a
hotel before reaching the city where the next game is to be played. Place your information on the Hotel
Costs sheet. Open the Hotel Cost sheet. Copy and paste
into a word document. Complete the sheet and print a copy to submit
to the trip organizers.
- DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE ROADS THAT YOU WILL USE TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. You
must select (and identify) the roads that are going to be traveled, find the estimated
distance between points of destination, and calculate the estimated time
for each leg of the trip. Use Map Quest to assist you. The accepted mileage rate of $.365/mile will be used to project vehicle
expenses because your personal vehicle (or a group member's vehicle) will
be used. If the stadium is more than 10
hours away, plan on stopping to spend the night in a hotel. This
information should be listed in the hotel costs. Place this
information on the Road List and Cost sheet.
Open the Road List and Cost Sheet. Copy and paste into a word
document. Complete the sheet and print a copy to submit to the trip
organizers.
- PREDICT THE FOOD EXPENSES FOR YOUR TRIP. You will be
given a $300 daily food allowance for your group. Keep track of the
daily food expenses based on the number of days for your trip. Place
this information on the Food Expense
Sheet. Open the Food Expense sheet. Copy and paste into a
word document. Complete the sheet and print a copy to submit to the
trip organizers.
- DETERMINE HOW TO HANDLE ANY REMAINING CREDIT. Any credit
not spent on your trip will be given to charity. If you don't spend
all of your credit, please list your favorite charity so that a check can
be issued to them. Use the
Remaining Credit Sheet. Open the Remaining Credit sheet. Copy and paste into a word document. Complete the sheet and print a
copy to submit to the trip organizers.
- COOPERATIVE GROUP
INSTRUCTIONS. Each person in the group will decide what game
he/she wants to attend. The group must coordinate their choices
because the dates need to be within one week of each other. The
group then needs to determine the order in which they will attend the
games. At that point, each individual member will be responsible for
providing the stadium information, hotel information, road information,
and projected food expense for his/her part of the trip. After
completing the individual part, the group can then get back together to
list all of the work on a group Trip Detail sheet. Each individual
Trip Detail sheet and the group Trip Detail sheet will be submitted for
approval before the credit card is issued.
Use the resources to help
you complete the sheets. Check the
evaluation to see a
breakdown for the grade.
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following rubric
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Hopeful
Draft Pick
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Major
League Player
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Major
League
All Star
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Group
Members |
1 point
Some members and some information listed. |
3 point
All members listed, but some information is
missing. |
5 points
All members with ages, occupations, and
relationship to you listed. |
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Games/Dates/Stadiums |
1 point
Some games and some information listed. |
3 point
All 3 games listed, but some information is missing
or not within restrictions. |
5 points
All 3 games with dates, stadiums, and appropriate
costs within restrictions listed. |
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Hotel
Costs |
1 point
Some hotels and some information listed. |
3 point
All necessary hotels listed, but some information
is missing or not within restrictions. |
5 points
All necessary hotels with address, distance from
stadium, and costs listed. |
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Roads/Mileage/Time |
1 point
Some roads and some information listed. |
3 point
All roads listed, but some information is missing. |
5 points
All roads with distance and time listed. |
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Food |
0 point
Food expenses for trip were not considered. |
2 point
Food expenses determined for most of the trip. |
3 points
Food expenses determined for entire trip. |
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Extra
Money
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0 point
Any remaining money is not placed with a charity. |
1 point
Some remaining money is allocated for at least one
charity. |
2 points
All remaining money is allocated for at least one
charity. |
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Total Score |
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/25 |
25 - 24 points = A
23 - 22 points = B
21 - 20 points = C
19 - 18 points = D
17 & Below = E
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The Conclusion
Did you really get a "free" credit card? It took lots of work to fulfill the
obligations required by the prize organizers. Your math, computer, and
thinking skills were challenged in this project. Some people enjoy
this type of activity so much that they find jobs which require math,
computer, and thinking skills. As you make decisions about your
future, remember to consider which classes you need to take to prepare
yourself. Learning math and how to
think or solve problems will open many doors of opportunity. Will you be
ready when you hear the knock?
"EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!"
As an extra bonus, the prize
organizers will allow you to visit up to 2 minor league stadiums to watch
the games as long as the stadiums are located along your traveled roads and
the games are played during your trip week. List all the same
information that was required for the normal trip. Contact the
organizers, if you have any questions about this extension.
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