Social Studies Project-Your Travel Destination Brochure

Social Studies Project:  Your Travel Destination!

 

Create a tri-fold travel brochure for your choice of one of the following countries:

  • Nicaragua
  • Honduras
  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
  • Panama
  • El Salvador
  • Belize
  • The Bahamas
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Grenada
  • Barbados
  • Trinidad
  • Tobago
  • St. Lucia
  • Aruba
  • Jamaica
  • Haiti
  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
  • Dominican Republic
 

Your brochure must include the following information.

  •  The name of your country
  • 5 interesting facts about your country & local wildlife
  • 5 travel/tourist destinations in your country. EXPLAIN WHAT is so great about those destinations.
  • Foods to eat when you travel to this country
  • Where to stay
  • What you might want to pack
  • Include a map of the country & the location of the travel destinations (Yes, you must draw it by hand. No print outs.)
  • Means of transportation to your country and how long it would take to fly, drive, or go by boat.

--Your brochure should look lively, colorful, and festive. It should persuade me to visit your country.

--Make sure you don’t include any items which project outside of your brochure.

RUBRIC:

10 points         Name of country

15 points         5 interesting facts about your country

15 points         5 travel destinations with explanation

5 points           foods to eat

5 points           where to stay

5 points           what to pack

5 points           means of transportation

20 points         map with labels

20 points         Colorful and neat

100 points       J