Unit 1:  Louisiana's Physical and Cultural Geography

Activity 5:  Louisiana Location (GLEs:  1, 2, 3, 4)

CC:  Have students work in teams to find several locations around the globe and have them calculate current times in different places (e.g., have students create an imaginary itinerary for a dream vacation leaving Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans for any destination they wish. The dream vacations should include a total of four destinations, each in a different time zone. Have them calculate arrival times, departure times, and what time it is in Louisiana during those arrivals and departures. (Mini-activity).

Timezone Map

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/graphics/TimeZoneMap2004.pdf

Timezone information is also available at: http://www.worldtimezone.com/

Use the Travel Itinerary document as a template to compile the travel times and information for their dream vacation.

CC:  Expanded Activity: Then have students create a travel brochure for Louisiana, designed to make Louisiana appealing to a wide variety of tourists. Their brochure should include the following, in no particular order:

creation of a map showing major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of water/waterways

narrative describing the route from the students' parish to New Orleans and/or Baton Rouge, with highlighting using colored markers or pencils on the map showing the routes to follow

chart that organizes the geographical information of the state and communicates, "Where to Go in Louisiana and How to Get There," detailing methods and routes of transportation to at least five distinct geographical areas of the state

Construct a Tri-Fold travel brochure for the state of Louisiana using MS Publisher.