Students consider prices while planning a trip to Colonial Virginia. In this budgeting instructional activity, students construct an itinerary of events for a vacation. Students are responsible for working within the approved budget.

Learners plan a trip to the Olympics.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students are given a worksheet describing the cost of necessities for their trip.  Learners are given a balance and must purchase airline ticket,...

Fourth graders search for information and directions to specific cities from their homes, figure cost of trip when given miles per gallon, distance, and cost per gallon of gas, develop outline budget for summer trip, and draw and label...

Sixth graders experience and practice real-world geography, science and math as they imagine planning out the ultimate road trip. They set goals and maintain a daily budget as they are given a set of rules as they plan their road trip...

For kids, taking a vacation is all fun and games, but after completing this pre-algebra project, they'll have a whole new appreciation for the planning that makes these trips possible. Given a budget of $5,000 to spend on purchasing the...

Middle schoolers plan a weekend car trip to Seattle Washington. They leave Friday afternoon and arrive back Sunday afternoon.

In this vacation planning activity, students plan a vacation.  They determine the approximate cost of their vacation.  Students complete an itenrary and  graphic organizer to identify daily costs of the vacation. ...

Twelfth graders plan and calculate the cost of taking a specific Spring Break trip, with a certain budget and given set costs. they determine miles traveled, gas costs, hotel expenses, etc.

Students use a variety of resources to decide on a vacation destination. They locate three points of interest, a hotel, and two restaurants at their destination.Students obtain driving directions for their trip, create a trip budget, and...

It's never too early to learn about grocery budgeting. Middle schoolers delve into the world of consumer math with a lesson that focuses on both healthy choices and real-world math applications. Groups work together to form a grocery...

Work on making good shopping choices with a fun economics project. Kids analyze the differences between brand names and generic products, bigger and smaller units for purchase, and different places they can shop for different items.

Students plan the trip of a band across America. In this money planning lesson, students create a budget for the band using excel basic functions. They manage the band and its budget and relate the tour to future budgeting needs of the...

Students research various vacation destinations and the costs of travel. In this vacation planning lesson, students obtain information for various purposes, research sites, document their findings, learn about geographical regions, and...

Tenth graders explore the Greenbriar Resort. In this budgeting lesson, 10th graders plan and calculate the cost of trips from their home to the Greenbriar Resort.

Do you have financial goals? How will you make them happen? Help your pupils answer these questions through this interactive project. They create goals and a plan for reaching them as one of many high school algebra projects.

Students create an Excel spreadsheet that show a budget for a trip to Africa to see wildlife. In small groups, they complete internet research to determine the countries and sites to visit then calculate the costs involved for the trip....

Middle schoolers locate resources on Internet, calculate expenses based on a budget, locate destinations on a map, calculate mileage for a cross country trip, and design and create a presentation that summarizes the journey.

Learners practice their geography skills. In this geography lesson, students plan a trip in their state that includes calculating mileage, time, and other costs. Learners also submit a written trip itinerary.

Students plan a trip to a state capital of their choice with a budget of $2,000. The budgets include site seeing, lodging, food and all necessary expenses. Students keep a daily journal and maintain their budget.

Fifth graders plan a budget for a camping trip. They use a spreadsheet to organize the budget and word processing justification for their choices.

Fourth graders reserach the state of Missouri. In this Missouri History activity, 4th graders plan a vacation to a region of Missouri. Students work in collaborative groups to determine all aspects of the trip. Students use math...

Students create a travel budget. In this budget lesson, students research vacation destinations. Working independently, students research destinations on the Internet and construct a budget for the vacation.  Resources provided.

Middle schoolers prepare for a camping trip. In this camping trip planning lesson, students work in small groups as they discuss their expectations for their upcoming trip. They receive and plan for a specific task such as budgeting,...