Navigation
Introduction:
Today you are are being tasked with figuring out how to navigate our class on a virtual tour through the city of Washington D.C. You may use up to two (2) computers per table, and you may use your iPads. You may also use anything that you see on the walls to help you as well. I have attached a map of the Metro system, and a map of the Washington D.C. downtown area. I have linked two other sites at the bottom that will be helpful.
Procedure:
You are going to have to make plans for how to get our group to and from a few locations. To be successful, you will need to find the address of each site that we are going to visit virtually. Then decide how to get to the nearest Metro (subway system) station. After that, you will need to decide what the best way to get to our next destination will be. In other words, you need to figure out where we need to get off of the Metro, or if we need to switch trains (lines). After that, you will need to start the process over, by finding the address of the next site, and making arrangements to travel to each subsequent site. In some cases you will have us get back on the same metro stop, in other cases you may find it quicker for us to walk to that location.
After you have found all of the routes, you will need to figure out how much money it will cost us to do the traveling that we're doing, and also, how long will it take us to get from one site to another. Check the useful links at the bottom of this page for tools to help with this.
To present this, decide what you feel the best and most organized way would be to present this to the other people that are traveling with you.
Review:
When you are done, you should be able to report out these things:
1. The mode of transportation I will use to get to and from each site.
2. The route or train lines I will ride.
3. The cost of my travels for each trip, and how much money I will need to have for the trip that day.
4. How much time it will take between each stop.
Bonus---> Any group that can accurately figure out how many miles we will walk will receive a prize on Wednesday.
Advice:
I have attached a map as a pdf. This map is the routes of the Metro train. Do not use this map to find the location of the places. This map will simply give you an idea of where the Metro runs, and where the stops and transfers are.
You may not simply "google" "time between point A and point B". For one, it won't work. For two, that's not how you find that.
You may use google maps to help you. Google maps has many tools that are helpful when traveling. (This is a big hint.)
***If you are trying to use google maps on the iPad, find out how to switch from mobile mode, to classic mode.***
****I am not giving you the exact "how to" for a reason. I have lead your to some of the tools you can use to make this project work, and the tasks CAN be completed using them. ( I know they can, because I used these tools to complete your tasks when I set this up.) It is up to you to explore the tools I have given you to figure out how to use them.****
Locations to find:
The sites that we will be visiting are as follows:
1. Start at the White House.
2. Walter Reed Army Hospital We have someone that we need to visit here.
3. Rayburn House Office Building We are going to meet Steve King, our Representative, about a new law.
4. U.S. Capitol Since we're in town, lets see if we can get a quick tour.
5. Holocaust Museum This museum is one of the best. Since we are in town, lets check it out.
6. Arlington Natl. Cemetery There are few places in the world as neat as this place. We'll catch the changing of the guard.
7. Verizon Center I hear the Wizards are good this year. I suppose we could catch a game quick.
8. Reagan Natl. AIrport Time to head home
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