Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

June, 2010Mrs. Snyder

Waterfront areas in the U. S.Possibilities: Great Lakes, Great

Salt Lake, rivers, bays, and coastal areas.

Give the name of the city, or town and the state.

Use the map of the United States, and plot the location of your waterfront cities.

Traveling by train! Amtrak For example, you will

probably start your train trip in Newark, NJ

Use the search option to locate the train station closest to your destination.

Evaluate the least expensive time to travel.

Air Travel: an exampleVisit this link to find a map of

major U.S. airports.For each waterfront city, identify

the closest airport.Example

Work through this example. Fly from Newark, NJ to Milwaukee, WI.

Find Milwaukee, WI on your map and put a star there.

Find Newark, NJ on the map and place a triangle there.

Use Google In the address

bar, enter “fly to Milwaukee.”

List the airlines that fly into Milwaukee, WI.

Find an airport near Milwaukee, WI

Find flights – try this example•Enter departing city (Newark, NJ)•Enter city to fly to (Milwaukee, WI)•Travel on ”Midwest Express.”•List three different flight numbers, and the departure and arrival times.