Each group will consist of 3 or 4 students



#1   ------   Determine the Roles

• Everyone should take responsibility in equally sharing the work, as you will be evaluating individual participation.
• Some members will play more than one role because some jobs involve more work then others, so divide the jobs equally
• each leg of the trip should be decided upon by the group
  

#2   ------   Pick a theme

• Decide what theme you would like to plan your trip around
• You may want to  visit the landmark list to get a "feeling" for the type of landmarks that are visitable

#3   ------   Pick your vehicle
    The "Transportation Technician" has the final say in which vehicle to pick, but he/she must take group preference into consideration.

#4   ------   Begin your trip

• Now you have your roles picked, your vehicle and your theme.  It is time to begin your journey, which originates from Beecher City, Illinois.
• Your group will pick a national landmark in each of the 48 continental U.S. states to visit that folllows your group's theme. 
• The RoadTrip Recorder will record each leg of the trip
• The Transportation Blogger will blog each leg of the trip
• The Roadtrip Banker will keep track of the amount of money spent on fuel
• The Trip Mapper will map each leg of the trip

#5   ------   Wrapping Things Up

• The Tranportation Poet will write a poem or song that details the group's trip.  He/she will use group input in the design.
• The Trip Mapper will put the final touches on the printed out map
• The RoadTrip Recorder be sure that all legs of the trip are properly recorded
• The Transportation Blogger will check to be sure each leg of the trip was blogged
• The Roadtrip Banker will report the money that was spent on fuel
• The Transportation Technician will report the gas mileage
• Time Tracker will report the traveling time

#6   ------   Group Evaluation and Individual Evaluation

• Every  group member will print out the group evaluation , fill it out fairly and turn it in.
• The Map will be turned in
• The Trip Log will be turned in
• The Poem/ Song will be turned in