Many people stayed only with relatives, but if a city was nearby, and the family could not reach their destination, they might stay in a hotel. The students will then generate a semantic map of their own showing how families in the 20th century travel. This will be completed as a class. The students will group up and design a family vacation of their own. The teacher verbally identifies a site in the room for each choice, and reads the written choices aloud, sending the students to the appropriate site.
Students are now with their groups.
They can use the Internet, travel guides, and the other materials to research information regarding their vacation choice. All information should be written out as to the catagories previously stated. Once the student generated semantic map has been created, the teacher can use the resourses available to demonstrate how to find information in each category. For example, in order to find the current weather forecast for a state, access the weather URL and search for that state. The teacher should demonstrate how to find information in all of the categories as well as how to put the information together in a simple 1 page report.