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Take Me on a Trip! New Jersey’s Counties Can you match each picture to its county?
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Take Me on a Trip!
New Jersey’s Counties
Can you match each picture to its county?
Welcome to the Garden State!• Over the past few weeks we have been
studying New Jersey. You just read the book G is for the Garden State. We will be taking a closer look inside some of NJ’s counties.
NJ Needs Your Help!• On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated the
coastline of New Jersey. As a result, tourism in New Jersey suffered greatly.
• Visitnj.org needs your help to increase tourism and
bring people back to the Garden State. Working with your team, you will research a specific county in New Jersey and design a Google Slides slide show for Visitnj.org or a travel brochure using Google Docs.
• Get ready to plan an exciting trip and learn what makes each NJ county unique!
The Teams• Each team will focus on 5 specific
counties in New Jersey.
• Each member will have an area to
research. o Travel Agento Sports and Recreation Reportero Event PlanneroHistorian
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Team RolesTravel Agent
Research fun and interesting places for families to visit on day or weekend trips. Identify at least two places to visit and write a paragraph describing each place. Include at least two pictures with captions.
Sports and Recreation CasterIt is your job to familiarize travelers with sports and leisure activities. Pick two places where people can either watch or play sports or engage in other leisure activities. Write a paragraph on each place and include pictures with captions.
Event PlannerAs the event planner, you will research two major events that take place in your county. Write a paragraph about each event. Include the date, place, and time of the event and a picture.
HistorianAs the historian, you will research the history of your county. Include a timeline of the important events in your county. Then write a paragraph describing one of the most significant events.
ResourcesAll Counties in New Jersey
• 21 Counties• NJ Websites for Kids• NJ History for Kids
• Places to Visit- Listed by City• Events All Over NJ• Historical Places
New Jersey BeachesWildwood, NJ
ResourcesUnion
HistoryRecreationEventsPlaces to VisitPlaces to Visit
EssexHistoryRecreationEventsPlaces to VisitPlaces to Visit
MorrisHistory and Places to VisitPlaces to Visit EventsRecreation
OceanHistoryEventsRecreationPlaces to Visit
HudsonHistoryEventsRecreationPlaces to VisitPlaces to Visit
Farms in the Garden State
Graphic Organizers
Choose the graphic organizer that matches your role!
Team Project
• After completing your brainstorm individually, meet with your team. Use your graphic organizer to put your information into sentences and paragraphs.
• To increase tourism in your county your group will create either a: Google Slides Slideshow or a Travel Brochure using Google Docs.
• Make sure that your slideshow or brochure includes includes: o Introduction: Name of county and location with pictureso History– a timeline and a paragraph and pictureso Sports and Recreation –write 2 paragraphs describing each
site with pictureso Events –write 2 paragraphs describing each event with pictures o Travel – write 2 paragraphs describing places to visit with
pictures
Rubric
Congratulations!This summer New Jersey has successfully increased its tourism from last summer! Thanks to you and your team, more people are enjoying New Jersey and learning about what makes each county unique!
