6th Grade Computers Andersen Middle School Mr. R.T. Downs

This Term our major assignments will center on the idea of planning a vacation for your whole family. Think about what it would take to plan where you and your family will go on their vacation, what route you will take, and what activities you will do along your trip.

Your trip will include all the members of your family that are at home at this time. You have the option of bringing one friend with you on the trip. On your trip, you must travel by automobile

Your trip must take a minimum of 7 days – leaving Omaha and returning to Omaha Your trip must include travel outside the state of Nebraska

Tips for family road trips Are your family road trips relaxed rides with plenty of breaks? Or do you do car travel like a space capsule, hurtling through vast distances without a stop? Here's tips for surviving car travel with kids. Pace: try to allow enough time for rest stops. Two hours of car time, then a break, makes a good pattern, with young children. "Rush"is the four-letter word of Travel With Kids! Pack: a special backpack or bag for each child, with crayons, books, toys, activity sets, stickers, handheld games-- including some new wrapped surprises for little kids. (But don't give out all the loot at once!)

Tips for family road trips Pint-sized board-games: can be a sound investment. Our favorites are Clue, Sorry, and Trouble. And a tray-- or "travel desk" suspended from the back of the front seat-- is handy, for any activity. Pack: lots of snacks, such as fruit leathers, crackers, juice packs, treats; a small cooler, or insulated bag, for cold drinks; plastic cups; bandaids, a dishtowel; frisbee and ball for rest-stops; and baby-wipes no matter how old your kids are. Play: stories on CD's or audiocassettes— they make the miles fly by. Play a story for the whole family on the car stereo system; or bring individual players for your kids. Visit your local library to stock up on stories.

Tips for family road trips Playrooms: Burger King and MacDonalds have great playrooms on major highways. Let the kids burn off energy while you order their food "to go" to eat later in the car. Playgrounds: every school and most parks have them! Little limbs need to shake, rattle, and roll. Picnics: they're fun; the kids can run around; and you save money, too. Pack your own picnic from home, or buy the fixins' at a deli or grocery store. Pedal-to-the-metal: if you really need to hurtle from point A to B, use a DVD player or laptop, and turn your vehicle into the Cinema on the Highway.

Some of the assignments for this term will be >>>>> Write a proposal that would explain to your family  Where you plan to go on your vacation  The route that you propose to travel  Some of the activities that you would do along your trip.

Some of the assignments for this term will be >>>>> Create a Data Base of your proposed route and miles traveled every day.

Some of the assignments for this term will be >>>>> Create a Spreadsheet that would approximate the cost for your proposed vacation trip.

Some of the assignments for this term will be >>>>> Create a Power Point Presentation about the interesting facts about the state that you will travel to.