Maths department visit to New York City, USA - October 20th 2010

Work booklet
Day one
Train to Manchester airport
Fly Manchester to New York (JFK)
Subway to Manhattan
Settle in at Broadway Hotel
Walk to Times Square to explore!
Day two Day three
United Nations tour Brooklyn Bridge
Museum of Modern Art Wall Street and Federal Bank tour
Fifth Avenue Museum of American Finance
Ground Zero and St Paul’s Cathedral
Broadway show: Wicked Ferry to Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island immigration museum

South Street Seaport shopping

Day four Day five Day six

Top of the Rock skyscraper Final morning in Manhattan Arrive Manchester
Sony WonderTech laboratory Shopping Train to Blackpool
Central Park
Museum of Natural History Drive to JFK airport
Fly from New York to Manchester
Final meal in Times Square
 20th—25th October 2010

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3

Mr Cox Mrs Whittingham Mrs Chambers

Anna Bowden Sadie Ellwood Matthew Cowlishaw

Katherine Haigh Katie Fairhurst Sean Fish
Mickey Nouraghaeii Hollie Threlfall Elliot Hodgson
Gina Kaluznyj Luke Wainwright Alex Booth
Hannah Smith Abigail Hull Chloe Lavin
Jenna Stennett-Walsh James Faulkner Olivia Duggan
Alice Tracey Kieran Williams Beth Fish
Heidi Jordan Daniel Court Lucy Goodwin
Molly Wright
New York talk
New York UK
Benjamins Money
Sidewalk Pavement
Fanny pack Bum bag
Alvo Cool
Aggro Upset about something
Gravy Good
Alien Foreigner
My bad Sorry
Gas face Giving you a dirty look
10-13 Big trouble!
Feenin’ Need something desperately
OD Overdoing something (in a good
way)
Jinkin’ Having a lot of expensive things on
you
New York minute Quickly
Line Queue
Year 9 (or “Freshman”) Year 10
Highway or Freeway Motorway
Sub Sandwich (like you get at Subway!)
2400 (twenty-four hundred) 2400 (two thousand four hundred)
Buck Dollar
nickel, dime, quarter 5¢ , 10¢, 25¢ coins
10/20/2010 (the date of the trip) 20/10/2010 (the date of the trip)
Projects Low-income housing
closet wardrobe
Whaddup? How are you?
Fries Chips
Chips Crisps
Biscuit Scone
Elevator Lift
First floor Ground floor
Faucet Tap
Airplane Aeroplane.
New York City : a mathematical journey

Part 1 : planning the trip

The Jones family (mum, dad, and two children aged 13 and 11) are planning a trip to New York
City next July. You are going to plan their trip and come up with a total cost for the holiday. You
must keep all family members happy by including at least two activities that each person will
enjoy.

Dad Mum Daughter Son

Likes: Likes: Likes: Likes:
Museums Shopping Famous monuments Sport
Art Galleries Art Galleries Shopping Boats
Sport Shows Shows Tall buildings

Airlines - note that “adult” means aged 12 or over on airlines!

Option 1—Delta
Total price for the family:
Adult: £346 + £204.30 tax
£ ...................
Child: £259 + £204.30 tax

Option 2—American Airlines

Total price for the family:
Adult: £276 + £234.50 tax
£ ...................
Child: £226 + £234.50 tax

Option 3—British Airways

Total price for the family:
Adult: £376 + £179.30 tax
£ ...................
Child: £302 + £179.30 tax

Option 4—Air France

Total price for the family:
Adult: £299 + £225.80 tax
£ ...................
Child: £249 + £225.80 tax
Activity 1—Broadway musical (Wicked)
Total price for the
family:
Cost: Cheapest seats $65 (children under 12 half price)
Most expensive seats $125 (children under 12 half price)
$ ...................

Activity 2—Top of the Rock

Total price for the
family:
Cost: $18 per person
Children (ages 6 - 12) $13
$ ...................

Activity 3—Shopping on Fifth Avenue

Total price for the
family:
Cost: Free... apart from the cost of your shopping!!

$ ...................

Activity 4—Boat trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island museum
Total price for the
family:
Cost: $12 per person
Children (ages 6 - 12) $5
$ ...................

Activity 5—Museum of Modern Art

Total price for the
family:
Cost: Adults $20
Children (under 16) free
$ ...................

Activity 6—NY Knicks basketball game at Madison Square Garden

Total price for the
family:
Cost: Cheapest seats $34.50
Most expensive seats: $3004.50
No discounts for children $ ...................

Activity 7—Bus tour of the sights of the city

Total price for the
family:
Cost: Adult $88
Children (ages 6 - 11) $65
$ ...................
 Tick your chosen activities Total cost of activities (in dollars) .................................................................

Total cost of activities (in pounds) .................................................................

Accommodation
The family have chosen four possible places to stay - your job is to work out which will be
Cheapest. They must stay in the same hotel for all four nights. You must also consider the
transport costs, which are listed below.

Name of hotel Transport 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July Total (inc trans-
port)
Holiday Inn Times Square Taxi £120 £120 £180 £150
Hotel Edison Subway £95 Full £105 £105
Ramada Milford Plaza Subway £135 £135 £195 £165
New Yorker Taxi £140 £140 £140 £140

Subway cost (return ticket from airport to hotel): £20 (for the whole family)
Taxi cost (return journey from airport to hotel): £80 (for the whole family)

Chosen accommodation .................................................................

Total cost (including transport) .................................................................

The family estimate that each meal will cost them an average of £40 for the family. They need
four breakfasts, five lunches, and five evening meals.

How much will they spend on food in total? .................................................................

Final total for the trip .................................................................

(remember to include flights, accommodation, activities, and food!)

New York City : a mathematical journey

Part 2 : changing money

“divide by the exchange rate”

£ $
“times by the exchange rate”

The current exchange rate is: £1 = $ ............................

Amount in £ Amount in $

£100

$50

£18

£80

£15

£200

$20

$5

£150
Conversion graphs
New York City : a mathematical journey

Part 3 : at the airport

When you check in your bags at the airport, the check-in desk attaches
a tag with a 3-letter code on which corresponds to the airport you are
going to.

How many airports can there be before they run out of codes?

JFK MAN

Part 4 : the journey

Our aircraft will take around 7 and a half hours to fly the 3330 miles
from Manchester to New York. Calculate our average speed.

Concorde used to travel the same distance in 3 hours 30 mins. What was the average
speed?

Cruise liners still make the journey from the UK to New York. Their
average speed is about 25mph. How long would the journey take?
New York City : a mathematical journey

Part 5 : shopping in NYC

Shop prices in the USA do not include tax. The tax is added on when you get to the till. So you will always
end up paying a bit more than is actually on the price ticket!

Each state sets its own taxes. The tax in New York is different to the tax in neighbouring New Jersey.
New York sales tax = 4%
New Jersey sales tax = 7%

Price in New York Price in New Jersey

Item Price on ticket Price difference
Macy’s Macy’s

CD $10

Abercrombie & Fitch

T-shirt $40
(NO TAX in NY)

iPad $499

XBox360 game $70

I love NY hoodie
$25
(NO TAX in NY)

NY Yankees
baseball cap $30
(NO TAX in NY)
Converse
Trainers $35
(NO TAX in NY)
Tommy Hilfiger
Jeans $50
(NO TAX in NY)

Blackberry Curve
$500
phone

Tiffany diamond
$110 000
bracelet
A mathematical journey: Part 6: walking the city
Because of its grid system, New York is very easy to
navigate.

You can use the grid to help you to work out how
long it will take to get between two places.

It takes about 30 seconds to walk a “short” block

(between two streets) and about 3 minutes to walk
a “long block” (between two avenues).

e.g. To walk from 34th St/10th Ave to 40th St/6th

Ave you are walking 6 streets and 4 avenues. That’s
3 minutes for the streets, 12 minutes for the
avenues, and about 15 minutes in total.

Problem

Our hostel is at 100th St/8th Ave. How long will it

take to walk to Times Square (at 43rd St/7th Ave)?

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Address Address
Rockefeller Center 49th and 5th Broadway Hotel 100th and 8th
Times Square 43rd and 7th Museum of Natural History 79th and 4th
Museum of Modern Art 53rd and 5th United Nations HQ 46th and 1st
Plaza Hotel (Central Park) 59th and 5th Gershwin Theater 51st and 8th

How long would it take to walk...

(a) Broadway Hotel to Rockefeller Center (day two) .................................................................................................

(b) Rockefeller Center to Museum of Modern Art (day two) .................................................................................................

(c) Museum of Modern Art to Plaza Hotel (day two) .................................................................................................

(d) Plaza Hotel to Broadway Hotel (day two) .................................................................................................

(e) Broadway Hotel to Gershwin Theater (day two) .................................................................................................

(f) Broadway Hotel to United Nations HQ (day four) .................................................................................................

(g) United Nations HQ to Times Square .................................................................................................

Blocks Cops Blocks Cops
A mathematical journey: Part 7: skyscrapers
Problem
What is the average skyscraper height in New York City?

There are 183 buildings in New York that are taller than Blackpool Tower!

Of these, there are 84 “skyscrapers” - defined as being over 600ft in height.

The table below gives you all the data you need to answer the problem above.

Height (ft) Number of skyscrapers

600 ≤ h < 620 10
620 ≤ h < 640 13
640 ≤ h < 700 24
700 ≤ h < 750 14
750 ≤ h < 800 9
800 ≤ h < 1000 10
1000 ≤ h < 1300 4
A mathematical journey: How many of you?

Empire State
1250ft
Problem
How many of you would have to stand
on top of each other to reach the top of
these buildings?

30 Rock
850ft
A mathematical journey: Part 8: why are designer clothes so expensive?

Louis Vuitton sandals : $930 Prada top : $1439 Gucci t-shirt : $367 Versace jumper : $1040

Information box

Building rent: $240 000 000 for 15 years (based on the Gucci store, Trump tower, Fifth Ave))
Staff: $28 000 each (ten needed)
Manager: $52 000 (one needed)
Utility bills: $5000 per month
Fixtures: $10 000 per annum
Advertising: $10 000 per month (subways, billboards, magazines, etc.)
Security: $50 000 per annum (guards, alarms etc.)
A mathematical journey: Part 9: could you afford to live in New York?

Upper West Side

An exclusive neighbourhood near Central Park. Residents of
this neighbourhood eat out on average 4 times a week (at an
average cost of $50 per time). On top of their rent, they
usually pay around $1000 a month in fees to pay towards
the upkeep of their apartment blocks.

Car parking can set you back about $20 a day (and most
residents own a car). The average cost of paying for a car is
$800 per month.

Utility bills will set you back around $400 a month on

average (big rooms cost a lot to heat in New York’s cold
winters!)

Property address:

Cost of rent:

Total annual cost of living:

Appropriate job?

Lower East Side

A less affluent area of town, but very trendy and popular

with younger New Yorkers. Residents of this neighbourhood
eat out on average 5 times a week (at an average cost of $20
per time). On top of their rent, they usually pay around $250
a month in fees to pay towards the upkeep of their
apartment blocks.

Most residents don’t own a car. A subway pass will set you
back around $30 a week.

Utility bills will set you back around $200 a month on

average.

Property address:

Cost of rent:

Total annual cost of living:

Appropriate job?
A mathematical journey: The Manhattan Dome Project
Problem
How could bad weather become a thing of the past in midtown Manhattan?
Financial District
Using only the information on the National Debt
clock in New York (pictured), can you work out how
many families there are in the USA?

Bank A (a New York bank) work out interest every six months using an interest rate of 5%.

Bank B (an English bank) work out interest daily (n = 365) using an interest rate of 4.6%.

Compare the AER of these banks assuming an investment for a year.

Wall Street - trading challenge
Symbol Company name Description Starting price Recent activity
AA Alcoa Aluminium $12.42 down 1.11%

AXP American Express Credit cards $32.67 down 0.55%

BA Boeing Aeroplane maker (we will probably use their planes!) $47.13 up 2.75%

BAC Bank of America Banking $17.35 down 0.63%

CAT Caterpillar Construction equipment $47.56 up 0.55%

CSCO Cisco Systems Computer networking $22.06 down 0.59%

CVX Chevron Corporation Oil and gas $70.76 up 1.48%

DD DuPont Chemical industry $32.33 down 1.16%

DIS Walt Disney Company Entertainment $26.80 up 0.04%

GE General Electric Conglomerate $14.20 down 0.07%

HD Home Depot DIY stores $27.03 down 1.71%

HPQ Hewlett Packard Computers and technology $44.79 up 0.02%

IBM IBM Computers and technology $119.32 down 0.48%

INTC Intel Computer chips $18.76 down 0.69%

JNJ Johnson and Johnson Medicines and toiletries $61.28 up 0.41%

JPM JP Morgan Chase Banking $43.01 down 1.49%

KFT Kraft Foods Food (Terry’s Toblerone, Dairylea, Philadelphia, $28.40 down 1.42%
Kenco...)
KO Coca-Cola Company Drinks (Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Lilt, Dr Pepper, Oasis...) $49.06 down 1.70%

MCD McDonald’s Fast food $55.91 down 0.64%

MMM 3M Conglomerate $72.56 down 0.11%

MRK Merck & Co Medicines $32.50 down 0.18%

MSFT Microsoft Computer software $24.64 up 0.94%

PFE Pfizer Medicines $16.73 up 0.54%

PG Proctor and Gamble Consumer goods $53.34 down 0.45%

T AT&T Telecommunications $26.14 up 0.54%

TRV The Travelers Companies Insurance $47.95 down 0.52%

UTX United Technologies Aerospace $59.30 up 1.00%

VZ Verizon Telecommunications $31.41 u0 0.13%

WMT Wal-Mart The world’s biggest retailer (also own ASDA) $51.55 up 0.37%

XOM Exxon Mobil Oil and gas $71.30 up 1.97%

 Wall Street - trading challenge

To calculate percentage change (increase or decrease), use the formula :

percentage change = new value - starting value x 100

starting value

Number of shares I New price of each % change since

June 2010 Total value
have bought share start

Total value

Number of New price of % change since % change since

Sept 2010 Total value
shares I bought each share last time start

Total value

My $1000 investment is now worth ........................................

This is a ........................... of ........................... , or an overall percentage change of ...........................

How good a trader are you?

a loss... You’re not ready for the New York stock exchange just yet. Stick to the studies.

A profit of $1 - $150 A great start! Remember though that if just a few things had gone against you, you
would have lost some of your money. You wouldn’t get a Wall Street job just yet...

A profit of $150 - $300 You’ve made far more than you would have made by putting your money in the
bank. Keep studying and you may just have what it takes...

A profit of $300 + WOW! You’ve got the knack of choosing the right shares at the right time. We
might have to leave you on Wall Street to start making your first million!
Wall Street

Confusing graphs...
Functional maths (2) : the maths of a Broadway show
You are going to use your statistical analysis skills to write a report into the finances of a Broadway show.

Amount spent ($s) Number of people

0 < s ≤ 5 890
5 < s ≤ 10 430
10 < s ≤ 15 410
15 < s ≤ 20 190
20 < s ≤ 30 32
30 < s ≤ 40 28
40 < s ≤ 50 18
50 < s ≤ 100 2

Average amount spent on merchandise by each person at a “Wicked” performance: ......................

The ticketing rates for the musical are quite complex, with lots of different price bands. As it is such a
popular show, it is almost guaranteed to be sold out every night of the week.

Seats Number of seats Price (weeknight) Total takings (weeknight)

Orchestra 1176 $111.25
Rear orchestra 100 $111.25
Loge 46 $111.25
Front mezzanine 229 $111.25
Rear mezzanine (1) 104 $76.25
Rear mezzanine (2) 138 $51.25
Total ticket sales (weeknight)

On a Friday, the top ticket prices change from $111.25 to $126.25.

On a Saturday, the top ticket prices change from $111.25 to $131.25.

On a separate sheet, work out the ticket sales for Friday and Saturday.

Friday ........................................ Saturday ........................................

Functional maths (2) : the maths of a Broadway show

The show’s organisers want to know if there is any connec- Ticket price ($) Merchandise ($)
tion between the amount of money someone spends on
their ticket, and the amount of money they spend on mer- 111.25 80
chandise. 105 70

Draw an appropriate graph on the above paper and com- 120 120
ment on your findings in the space below. 70 40
76.25 50
51.25 45
126.25 70
131.25 60
45 20
85 60
111.25 60
76.25 45
51.25 10
100 65
126.25 100
131.25 110
95 75
60 35
50 5
110 70
 Financial markets
Risk vs. reward
Stock 52-week high 52-week low Earnings per share Dividend yield
Apple 215.59 78.20 6.29 0%
Citibank 7.58 0.97 - 2.70 0%
Ford 11.56 1.50 - 1.43 0%
Johnson & Johnson 65.41 46.25 4.58 3.07%
McDonalds 64.75 50.44 3.87 3.53%
 New York Federal bank

Located on floor stands along both sides of FedWorks are information panels dealing with different topics.
In the appropriate spaces below, list five interesting facts you found in the each of the information panels.
 New York Federal bank

Assume that you work for a travel magazine. You’ve been given the assignment of reviewing FedWorks. Your
article must describe what the exhibition is about, some of the things you liked, some of the things you
would like to see changed and what you think visitors will learn from visiting the exhibition.
 Museum of modern art :
an introduction...

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street,
between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been singularly important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identi-
fied as the most influential museum of modern art in the world. The museum's collection offers an unparalleled overview of
modern and contemporary art, including works of architecture and design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints,
illustrated books and artist's books, film, and electronic media.

Many people consider MoMA to have the best collection of modern Western masterpieces in the world. The artworks we will
see include:

 The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau

 The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
 Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso
 The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí
 Broadway Boogie Woogie by Piet Mondrian
 Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
 The Seed of the Areoi by Paul Gauguin
 Water Lilies triptych by Claude Monet
 The Dance by Henri Matisse
 The Bather by Paul Cézanne
 The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni
 Love Song by Giorgio De Chirico
 Number 31, 1950 by Jackson Pollock
 Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman
Mathematics and art
 Museum of Modern Art
During your visit to the museum, you need to find each of the works pictured below.
Consider the following questions:

 What is the name of the work and who is it by?

 Do you like the piece? Why / why not?
 What mathematics can you see in the picture? (e.g. parallel lines, prime numbers, etc.)
 If you had to write a mathematical question about the work, what could the question be?
(this one is very easy to miss!)
 United Nations - the declaration of human rights.
United
1. Nations
We : Information
are all born page
free and equal. We all have our own thoughts and idea. We shall all be treated in the same way
and shall treat each other with respect.
2. These rights belong to everybody, whatever our differences.
3. We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.
4. Nobody has any right to make us a slave and we cannot make anyone else our slave.
5. Nobody has the right to hurt or to torture us.
6. We all have the same right to use the law.
7. The law is the same for everyone. It must treat us all fairly.
8. We can all ask for the law to help us when we are not fairly treated.
9. Nobody has the right to put us in prison without good reason, to keep us there, or to send us from our coun-
try.
10. If we are put on trial, this should be in public.
11. Nobody should be blamed for doing something until it is proved. When people say we did a bad thin we have
the right to show that it is untrue.
12. Nobody should try to harm our good name, to come into our home, or open our letters without good reason.
13. We all have the right to go wherever we want in our own country and travel abroad if we wish.
14. If we are frightened or badly treated in our own country, we have the right to emigrate to another country for
our safety.
15. We all have the right to citizenship of a country.
16. As soon as you are old enough, you have the right to marry and have a family.
17. We all have the right to own our own things, and nobody should take them from us without good reason.
18. We all have the right to practice our religion, and change religion if we wish.
19. We have the right to think and say what we like, and to share our ideas with people from another country.
20. We have the right to organise peaceful meetings. It is wrong to force someone to belong to a group.
21. Everyone has the right to either belong to the government, or choose politicians who have the same ideas as
you. Any votes that you cast should be kept secret.
22. The society you live in should help you to develop and make the most of the advantages which are offered to
you.
23. You have the right to work, to choose what work you do, and to earn a salary. If a man and a woman do the
same work, they should get the same pay.
24. Each work day should not be too long—everyone has the right to rest from their work and take holidays.
25. We have the right to whatever we need to make sure we do not fall ill or go hungry, have somewhere to live,
be helped if we are out of work, if we are ill or if we are old.
26. Everyone has the right to go to school and Primary schooling should be free. You should be able to continue to
learn for as long as you please. At school you should be taught to get along with others regardless of their race,
religion, or the country they come from.
27. You have the right to share in your community’s arts and sciences. Your works as an artist, writer, or scientist
should be protected and you should be able to benefit from them.
28. So that your rights will be respected, there must be an 'order' which can protect them. This ‘order’ should be
local and worldwide.
29. You have duties towards the community within which your personality can only fully develop. The law should
guarantee human rights. It should allow everyone to respect others and to be respected.
30. In all parts of the world, no society, no human being, should take it upon her or himself to act in such a way as
to destroy the rights which you have just been reading about.
A mathematical journey: GCSE practice (1)

To calculate percentage change (increase or decrease), use the formula :

percentage change = new value - starting value x 100

starting value

Grade C
Question 1
Question 2

Grade C
Question 3

Grade C
Question 4

Grade C
A mathematical journey - GCSE practice (2)

Bob buys a camera in New York which costs $250. His brother, Bill, buys the same camera
in Paris for €190. If the exchange rates are £1 = $1.60 and £1 = €1.15, who paid the least
for the camera, and by how much?
Question 1

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Grade B
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Simon calculates the price of his New York hotel room to be £120 per night, based on an
exchange rate of £1 = $1.60. If the exchange rate drops to £1 = $1.40, how much more
will he pay for the room?
Question 2

Grade B
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Mary buys an iPod in New York which costs $300. Her sister, Jane, buys the same iPod in
Rome for €225. If the exchange rates are £1 = $1.65 and £1 = €1.25, who paid the least for
the iPod, and by how much?
Question 3

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Gill calculates the price of her trip to New York to be £700, based on an exchange rate of
£1 = $1.60. If the exchange rate changes to £1 = $2, how much cheaper will her trip be?
Question 4

Grade B

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 Financial district: GCSE practice

Rob invested £2 500 in a building society account at 2% per year compound interest.

Calculate the total amount in the account after three years.

Question 1

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Grade B
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Emily invested $6 000 in a building society account at 4% per year compound interest.

Calculate the total amount in the account after two years.

Question 2

Grade B
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Jane invested £3 200 in a bank account paying 3% compound interest. After how many
years in the account would she have over £5 000?

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Question 3

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Grade B
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Dave invested £12 000 in a building society account at 4.5% per year compound interest.

Calculate the total amount in the account after five years.

Question 4

Grade B

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Financial district: GCSE practice (2)
Question 3 Question 2 Question 1 GCSE practice - ratio

Grade C Grade C Grade C

GCSE practice - mean from a frequency table
Question 1

Grade C
Question 2

Grade C
Question 3

Grade C

Calculate an estimate of the mean weight of a red apple.

Journal

Day 1
(Weds)
Journal

Day 2
(Thurs)
Journal

Day 3
(Fri)
Journal

Day 4
(Sat)
Journal

Day 5
(Sun)
 Trip review
What did you enjoy most about the trip? What memories will you take home with you?
What have you learned before and during the trip?