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Plan
of Action: |
1. Introduction:
Interstate System
Overview
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i.
Read Web
Article: Interstate
Guide: All
About Interstate
Highways.
(Source:
3
)
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ii.
Complete
Worksheet:
All About
Interstates
- 55 pts.
(See
Printables
)
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2. Activity
Layout:
General activities
for each chosen
Interstate. - Create
a "book" of materials.
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a.
Find and
Read Wikipedia
article on
Interstate.
(Source:
2
)
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b. Find and
Read Interstate-Guide
article on Interstate.
(Source:
3
)
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c. Search for
at least 1 other
article aboutthe
Interstate.
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d. Complete
Worksheet: Interstate
Map - 50 pts.
(Reproducible
US Map from
Source
16
)
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i. Use the
US Map to
draw Interstate's
path.
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ii. Identify
Major cities,
landmarks,
and geographical
features along
path.
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e. Complete
Worksheet: Interstate
Fact Sheet
- 30 pts.
(See
Printables
)
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f. Complete
State Activities
for each state
the Interstate
passes through:
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i. Change
"Arrival Date"
Column on
Itinerary
to "Interstate"
and record
Interstate
number on
appropriate
state.
(Reproducible
US Map from
Source
16
)
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ii. Use Web
and Text Materials
to research
information
about the
State. (Possible
Sources:
8
,
18
, and
12
)
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iii. Complete
Worksheet:
State Map
- 100 pts.
(Reproducible
State Maps
from Source
14
)
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1. Draw
out Interate
Path
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2.
Identify,
Locate,
and Mark
Capital
City («)
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3. Locate
at least
five Major
Cities (including
by not limited
to those
in Interstate's
path)
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4.
Identify, Locate, and Mark
Geographic Features (Rivers,
Mountains, Lakes, etc.) and
Local Landmarks or Tourist
Attractions (at least 3 per
state)
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5. Create
a Key of
Symbols
(use colors)
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iv. Complete
Worksheet:
State Fact
Sheet - 32
pts.
(See
Printables
)
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v.
Complete
Worksheet:
State Activity
- points
vary
(Reproducible
Activities
from Source
16
)
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vi.
Choose
a State
picture
to color
- 10 pts.
(Possible
Sources:
11
and
10
)
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vii. Complete
Worksheet:
City Study
- 34 pts
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1. Complete
1 for EACH
Major City
that the
Interstate
passes through
in a state
- At least
3 for each
State
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g. Complete
Worksheet: Interstate
Journal - 75
pts.
(Reproducible
Activities
from Source
16
)
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i. Write
a 2-paragraph
summary of
what you learned
about the
Interstate.
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ii. Include
Major Cities,
Landmarks,
and Geographical
Features along
the way.
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Interstates
Highways
to Research |
Other
Major Highways
to Research: |
Interstate
70
(Cove Fort, Utah to
Baltimore, Maryland) |
US
Route
66
(Los Angeles, California to
Chicago, Illinois) |
Interstate
95
(Houlton, Maine to Miami,
Florida) |
US
Route 50
(Sacramento, California to
Washington, D.C.) |
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US
Route 93
(Eureka, Montana to Wickenburg,
Arizona) |