Excel Finale and Holiday Prep Class

Everyone:

Please read the following article on HOLIDAY SPENDING.  I would like you to write a few paragraphs in your journal about how you could save money during this time of year.  Imagine you had a million dollars in the bank.  How would your spending habits change?  After you complete your journal entry, you must complete your Family Monthly Budgets and Timecards before you have free time.  Everyone must also complete the survey at the bottom of the BLOG Page....scroll down and answer every question completely.

-  Mr. S

MS Excel - Make Up Day

All:

Today is the day to finish your budgets, complete your timecards, and generally get caught up.  Please read the following article (20 Money Management Tips) and write about the top 5 tips you think everyone should follow on the list.  Make sure you mention why you think they are important.  Spend the rest of class finishing up your other work.  STAY AWAY FROM TWITTER and other sites until you are caught up.

Enjoy the day!!

- Mr. S

MS Excell - Payroll Timesheet Day

ALL:

Please review this article for your Journal Entry:  Philadelphia Poverty Figures (Click Link)
Federal Averages For Annual Income (Poverty Level) (Click Here For Article)

Today you will be working on Microsoft Excel and creating a time-card for yourself.  Please read the corresponding story to the number you are given in class to fill out your time-card for the week ending on December 31st, 2006.

Example Employee:  Rate per hour is $10.55.  Monday was a vacation day for eight hours. On Tuesday you worked for eight regular hours and added two hours of overtime.  On Wednesday and Thursday you worked eight hours, and Friday you worked for seven hours until you felt sick at your stomach.  You logged an hour of sick time.  You went in Saturday to make up for the time lost and added one hour of regular time and three hours of overtime.

Here are your scenarios:

Employee #1:  You make $20.25 an hour.  You felt sick on Monday and called out sick for eight hours.  You were feeling so much better the next day that you worked eight hours and then an extra three hours overtime to make up for your absence.  On Wednesday you could not be stopped again and put in an eight hour day and one hour of overtime.  Thursday you only were able to work seven hours, and Friday you worked eight hours and an extra hour of "flex" time at the normal rate to make up for Thursday.

Employee #2:  You make $14.50 an hour.  You arrived for work on Monday ready to go.  You put in eight hours and two hours of overtime.  On Tuesday you took a vacation day for eight hours of pay.  Wednesday and Thursday were regular days of eight hours each, and Friday you arrived late after two hours of sick time.  You finished the day strong and added six hours of regular time and an additional four hours of overtime.  Saturday you added four more overtime hours as well.

Employee #3:  You make $13.25 an hour.  On Monday you worked eight regular hours and four hours of overtime.  You took Tuesday as a personal day and clocked eight hours of vacation time.  On Wednesday you worked eight hours of regular time and added an additional two hours of overtime.  Thursday you were not feeling well and used eight hours of sick time.  Friday and Saturday you worked full eight hour days and logged an additional two hours of overtime.

Overtime for everyone is time and a half so multiply your hourly rate by 1.5 and you will have the overtime rate.  Sick time and Vacation Time are the same rate as your regular rate.

Take a look at your TOTAL PAY in the bottom right hand corner.  In your email, for extra credit, figure out what that number would be if you took out the following deductions:

• Local Tax:  4.33%
• State Tax:  3.07%
• Federal Tax:  15%
• Social Security:  6.5%
• Medical Coverage:  1.4%
• Retirement / 401K:  2%

Once you complete your time-card, email it to me and mention in your email what the total check would be after deductions.  I will review it and print a final one for you to sign.  This final form is your ticket out of my room today.  Anyone who does not complete the project by the end of class will owe me an additional task for homework.  This is easy and I will review a time-card with everyone before letting you loose on this project.

Good Luck!!

- Mr. S

MS Excel - FMB Final Changes

Everyone:

Here are the final changes to your Family Monthly Budget.  Please record the changes and email me your final budget forms.  I will review you budget and return them next week.  This will be a major part of the grade for this marking period.:

1.       Add 5 pints of your favorite ice-cream to your grocery bill for the month

2.       Add $150 to your budget for home repair.

3.       Add a Doctor’s visit to your budget ($20 copay)

4.       If you did not add a vehicle to your initial budget, you need to find a car and insurance.

5.       Get a pet:  dog, cat, fish, snake, whatever….but budget for the animal, veterinarian and care products.

6.       You are taking a class at a local college….add $1200 for tuition and $125 for books.

7.       You went to the movies with your niece/nephew/child/etc…..add enough to cover popcorn and tickets.

8.       You took first prize in a writing contest….add $100.

9.       Add $50 per month for an increase in cell phone service

10.   Find a bicycle for fun and add the cost to your budget

11.   You went to the mall to shop for clothes… add $125.

12.   You won the lottery……$150…scratch off… add to your budget

13.   Your mom’s birthday is coming up…get her a gift….add it

14.   You utility bills are 10% higher than you budgeted for…..add it

Finally, email your final budget to me and include at least 3 paragraphs on what you learned while keeping a budget and how this project might help you in the future.

MS Excel Catch Up Day

All:

To date, here is what you should have on your Monthly Budget:

1. Name
2. Job
3. Salary (45,000 yr) Broken Down To Monthly and add to Income Block
4. Your Rent/Mortgage Costs
5. Home Address:  Some Apartment You Found To Rent
6. Work Address:  The actual address of your office
7. Transportation:  If Car then you need Insurance/Payment/Gas/Maintenance
   If SEPTA:  Monthly Transpass
8. Insurance:  Home/Renters, Health, Life
9. Phone Cost
10. Electric & Gas Costs
11. Grocery Costs:  Weekly Menu (x4) and extra items
12. Dining Out:  Restaurant Food (x4)
13. Extra Income:  Money from your Investopedia Profits (Approved By Scribner)
14. Vacation Plans:  Emailed Plans to Scribner and Total Cost in Entertainment (Other)
15. Make Sure You Have Website References For ALL COSTS ENTERED! These need to be entered on blank lines below the worksheet.

When you show me you are caught up, I will give you the final exam starting tomorrow.

- MR. S

MS Excel - Vacation Planner

Everyone:

Today you will plan your vacation.  You will be budgeting money for a vacation this month.  Add this to your entertainment Projected Costs.

You should plan a vacation for somewhere at least 200 miles away from here.  Pick a city, find a flight, find a hotel, a rental car, and list 3 sites you will see while there.  You must also plan one dinner out, and at least one sports related event during the weekend.  Email me your itinerary and add you costs to your budget.  Today, if you have made money in the investment game, you may use today's profit to make your trip fantastic!!  Show me your portfolio and I will approve a withdrawl.

Good Luck,

- Mr. S

MS Excel Bootcamp - Family Budget - Grocery Day

Hello Everyone,

Please use the handout to plan your menu for a week.  I would like you to plan at least 2 dinners for 2 and a family dinner (6 people or more) for the weekend sometime.  It can be breakfast, lunch, or dinner, but include anything you would normally serve.  Once your menu is complete, make a grocery list.  In addition to groceries, there is a list of other items (BELOW) that you will need to keep at your home.  Detergent, soap, etc.  You may also include any items you might actually use regularly to your shopping list.  Finally, go to the website below and price everything you will need.  You may need to make substitutions, but you will get a good general idea of prices for your weekly shopping trip.  You will enter these figures on your monthly budget when you are finished as actual costs.

https://shop.acmemarkets.com/store/?market=10002

Additional Items to buy:

Laundry Detergent, Soap, Shampoo, Deodorant, a Mop, All-Purpose Cleaner, Light Bulbs, Dish Soap, Soda (ie. Coca Cola, Pepsi, etc.),  Tylenol, Band-Aids, Cold Medicine, and a Bucket.


Good Luck,
Mr. S

MS Excel - Family Monthly Budget Day II / III

All:

Today and tomorrow you will be using your time in class to research the cost of living in the Philadelphia area.  You may break into teams and help each other find the following items for your budgets:

Rent/Mortgage - You must find a real apartment in the area.  Know if your rent includes heat, hot water, etc.  You must have an actual address for your home.  Use Craigslist or another search site.

Transportation - Bus, Car, Train, Etc.  You must include your cost of transportation in your budget.  If you buy a car, you must include monthly payment, insurance, and upkeep.

Utilities - This includes heat, gas, light, cable tv, internet, phone, cell phone, etc.  Use search engines to find average monthly costs for the area.

Life/Health Insurance  Use average rates for someone your age.

Please enter your costs in the PROJECTED COSTS column!!

Thursday we will be going grocery shopping and adding it to our findings.

Good Luck!!

- Mr. S

MS Excel - BootCamp Family Monthly Budget Project 2011-2012

Good Morning,

Open Microsoft Excel 2007.  Click the Windows Button and Select NEW.  In the search box type "budget" and then select the "Monthly Family Budget".  Make sure it matches the one on the following website:

You could also go to the website and download it from me.

Each Day you will have to save changes and email it to yourself.  You can avoid emailing it by saving to a flash drive.  THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOUR COPY WILL STAY ON THE SYSTEM YOU ARE WORKING ON HERE IN CLASS.  Final budgets will be due Friday, December 16th at the end of class.

On the first page you will notice, it is a template for a family budget.  Today you will be entering your basic startup information. (See Class Example On Screen)  You have a job in the Philadelphia Area.  The job cards are being distributed.  You must enter your information, find housing near your job, work out transportation, utilities and other information.  Over the next few days you will get changes to your plan and have to adjust your budget to reflect the changes.  Final budgets will be graded.  Please complete the changes and email the final budgets to me on time (Friday). 

TODAY:  Email your budget to me as an attachment.  I will send you back your next instructions for tomorrow.  Anyone not following along, or if you miss a class, can catch up with a daily look at this blog for instructions.

Grading is as follows:     Initial Budget Setup =   30 points
                                     Changes Completed =  30 points
                                     Final Presentation =      40 points

Final Presentations will need to include explanations to the class of where you live, what you spent money on, and how you saved and can tell the difference between expenses and discretionary income.

Good Luck!!

MR. S

Class Today

Hello All:

While I am out on a personal day, please use today to wrap up some loose ends before we start our MS Excel Personal Family Budget Project. 

Journal Entry:  Please read the article at this LINK and write in your journal about how you can control your spending around the holidays and still get enough gifts for your family and friends.  Try to think about the amount of debt incurred during this time of year and tell me about two ways you could give a gift that did not cost anything.

Today I would like you to review your portfolio at Investopedia.com and check out our stock market game rankings.  Bear in mind that anyone with a portfolio value greater than mine on December 22nd, 2011 will be allowed to come to the 4th period pizza party.  There are also prizes for the best portfolio in each class!! 

Finally,  Please review the two MS Excel spreadsheets we looked at previously this week.  Open Excel and be familiar with opening new documents, changing values, identifying specific cells, rows, and columns, and being able to save your work and post it to your website.

I would also like each of you to sign into your Scratch.Mit.Edu account and find a digital animation or game that you like and post it to the front page of your website next to the response form.  Please use the custom HTML block and past the applet of the game or cartoon of your choice.  If you do it right, I should be able to see/play the game you chose from your website when I pull it up.

Good Luck, See You All Monday!!

- Mr. S

MS Excel Boot Camp - Stats Intro

Class:

Please proceed to my alternate website:  UCHSTECH

Download the file called "stats_intro_excel_basics" for class.  (Or Click Here)

Enjoy!!

- Mr. S

MS Excel Boot Camp

Everyone,

Welcome to the first day of work in Excel.  Today we will be opening MS Excel and learning how to navigate around the basics.  On your own, if you want more information, you can follow the link to MS Excel Training and learn about this powerful program at your own pace.  Good Luck!!

- Mr. S

Stock Market Investment Game Day!!

Everybody:

Here is your chance to take $1,000,000 and make a killing in the stock market.  First, read the following article on Investing Basics.  Second, please create an account at the following link: INVESTOPEDIA and start investing your money in the stock market.  We will be watching each other's progress.  You may invest in any company you like.  Do your research well, and watch the money add up.  I will be awarding prizes for the best account managers before the Christmas break.  Good Luck.

- Mr. S

Create and Avatar & Blabberize

Good Morning Class!!

Spend some time finding out what an Avatar is....Write 1-2  paragraphs on what an Avatar is and how it is used online.  Use the website below to create your own avatar and show it to me before class ends today!

http://www.voki.com/create.php


Next....

Create a Blabberize project.  Take any picture and add some text and have fun with this too..
Post both to your website....

Have Fun With This,

Mr. S

E-Portfolio Creation Day

Hello Everyone,

In preparation for the holiday week, today there is a simple assignment.  Please find in your email or on your computers all the files you have created for this class so far.  You will create a new page on your weebly.com website and label it "E-Portfolio".  Please upload all of the documents you have created for this course thus far. Please divide the screen in half and post all of your documents in the order that we completed them.  The following list of documents is what I expect to see when I evaluate your site:

• MS Word Resume
• MS Word Cover Letter
• MS Word Term Paper
• MS Word Letterhead
• MS Word Sales Flyer
• MS Word Business Card
• Inspiration8 - City Exploration Map
• Inspiration8 - Web Page Map

When you are finished, email the link to your website for verification and your time is your own!

- Mr. S

Inspiration Webpage Map Project

Here are the instructions to complete the Web Page Map Project.

Step 1:  Pick a webpage you like.  Anything, just remember the more complicated the bigger and more intricate the project.

Step 2:  Sketch and outline of the webpage on scratch paper.  Just outline the major points of the home page.  Make notes of links, advertisement blocks, and other parts.  Get as detailed as possible, but I am not looking for specific content, just a layout of the home page.

Step 3:  Open Inspiration8 on our classroom laptops.  Open FILE, Open TEMPLATES, Open PLANNING and choose WEB SITE Plan project.  Drag the items you want to use to describe each section of your map and place descriptions inside. (See example of my map of the RandomActsOfLiteracy.weebly.com site to right.)

Step 4:  Once finished, please save your work (EXPORT) as a JPEG (GRAPHIC) file to your desktop.  Send the file to me using your Gmail account.

Grading:

3 points - Design and Creativity
3 points - Accuracy and All Elements Present
4 points - Grammar and Accurate Layout

Good Luck,

Mr. S

City Exploration Collaborative Project (INSPIRATION)

Hello Everyone:

Over the next two days you will create a web for a city in the United States. There is an example of what your completed project should look like to the right.   Click on the picture to the right to see my example. You will be responsible for creating an identical web to the one described

Please include the following data:

City Facts:  Year Founded, Longitude, Latitude, Population, Area, Time Zone, and Mayor's Name.
Also include major industries, professional sports teams, colleges, historical places, museums, and weather information.  Each place you list will need to have a link to the website that corresponds to it.  Weather can link to any local news station, but other links must be the official sites for those places, not some other site or advertisement.  You can use my template to get started, or start from scratch.  If you want, you may select all of my formatting, hit copy, paste to a blank document and work from it if you like.  If you have any questions, just ask or email me a question.  This project is worth 10 points toward your Marking Period grade.  Good Luck!!  Mr. S

Sales Flyer & Business Card Assignments

Business Technology Students:

Here are the instructions and grading rubrics for the Sales Flyer and Business Card Assignments.  You are to create these projects based on the local business idea you had last week for the letterhead.  Your local business is the same business we will create financial, marketing, and other reports for later this year.  We will also be working on a layout of your store/business and deciding how to place your products and services to get the best response from customers.  I also want you to know that your final project, Business Plan, will be based on this business.  For the two projects listed above, here are your instructions:

Sales Flyer Project:
   Using a MS Word template you will create a 1-page Sales Flyer for your business.  Include the name, weebly website, and your email.  Use our School's address and contact information (listed below).  Make sure you are creating a flyer that will use at least one picture, 2-3 paragraphs of text, and some design elements that you used in creating Letterhead.  When you are finished, email the flyer to me at hscribneruchs@gmail.com.  You will recieve up to 10 points for this project if you follow the instructions above.

Business Card Project:
     Using MS Word,  select a business card template that you like.  Make the business cards have the same design elements as the Letterhead you created last marking period.  You should use the contact information of the School (see below) and your name, title (CEO, President, whatever), your email, and your weebly website account.  Be creative and save your final draft and email it to me for up to 10-points toward your 2nd Marking Period grade.  Good Luck!!

University City Promise Academy (HS)
3601 Filbert Street
Philadelphia,PA 19104
Phone: 215-387-5100
Fax: 215-387-6263

We will begin using Inspiration next week!!

-Mr. S

Letterhead Assignment

Everyone:

The object of the next few lessons is to create a viable small business in West Philadelphia.  You will create business documents, financial forms, a marketing plan and ultimately a business plan for this company.  You may create any kind of business you want.  Here are the criteria:

1.  The business must be a sole proprietorship (One Owner - You)
2.  The business must be legal and non-offensive. (Nothing Illegal, Violent, or Offensive)
3.  You will create a web page on your weebly.com page for it.

To Create Letterhead:

     1.  Open MS Word
     2.  Click Windows Icon (Top Left Corner)
     3.  Select NEW
     4.  Type "letterhead" in search box
     5.  Select One of the Templates To Use
     6.  Customize the Template with your Company Information.
     7.  Use the School Address and Phone/Fax
          3601 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA  19104   
          Phone:215-387-5100  Fax 215-387-6263
     8.  Finalize and Save
     9.  Attach a copy to an email to hscribneruchs@gmail.com

Good Luck!!

 - Mr. S

MS WORD - Business Documents

ALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS:

During the next few days you will create the following documents:

     Memorandum

     Sales Flyer

     Industry Report Breif
 
     Business Cards

You must choose the type of business you are starting.  Please be creative but not vulgar.  You must email the business name and the industry and products you represent to me by tomorrow.  This is the same type of business you will be creating financial forms, marketing plans, and a business plan for.  You are the owner, and we will be presenting our businesses to the class before the end of the school year.  Good Luck!!

- Mr. S

Random Act Of Literacy

Today your task is to simply send this link to everyone you know at the beginning of class.  Email, Twitter, Blog, Text Message, or any other way you have to share this site!!  I want to start a revolution!!

http://randomactsofliteracy.weebly.com/index.html

Read the site, send it to everyone you know, then pay attention to the U-Penn people coming to teach you about Digital Animation today!!

Have a great weekend!!

- Mr. S.

Survey For Tomorrow....

Please click the link below and take the following survey...

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BNHKY445D

The U-Penn students will be here tomorrow to start the Scratch/Android project on Fridays.  For the next 8 weeks you will be working on digital animation and phone apps on Fridays.  The MS Word Term Paper is now due on Tuesday of next week (October 25th).

Enjoy!!


-  Mr. S

MS WORD - APA Term Paper Project

Today's project is an APA format Term Paper on the topic of your choice.  You will Start MS WORD, select NEW, type in APA in the Search Box, hit ENTER, and then select the 2nd Choice - TERM PAPER.  You will adjust the pages to include the following items:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Abstract - 2 to 3 paragraphs that explain what your topic is and why you are researching it.
4. Main Body of Paper - 3 to 5 pages no larger than 12-font, double spaced and you may include no more than two "Quarter-Page-Sized" pictures.
5. Final Page must list at least 5 separate references/bibliography properly formed and listed.

This project is due by the end of your class period on Friday, October 21st.

Good Luck!!

- Mr. S

MS WORD Boot Camp

MS WORD 2007: Introduction Week

Today we will begin our use of MS Word 2007.  Please follow the link below and journal about what you read:

http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20101021_Students_air_issues_of_violence__leadership_at_West_Philly_High.html
Then go to the following website and take the typing test (1 minute, any topic you like, just let me see the results before you close the page):


http://www.typingtest.com/

Then sit back and get ready to learn all about Word 2007!!

Google Maps, Docs, and Other Tools

Students:

Today you will investigate Google Docs, Google Maps, and other Google Products.  YOU NEED A GMAIL ACCOUNT FOR THIS!!  If you do not have a GMAIL Account you must create one today.  After you have created a GMAIL Account, log in and send me an email.  You will set up a Calendar, Document, and a Personal Map.  Please share the document with me.  The Google Document you will be a description of the first four Habits for Highly Effective People and a definition of each in your own words.  Once created, share the document with me.

BUSTECH MAP

Your Google Map must include the following points:  UCHS, Your Home, Your favorite restaraunt, your favorite store, a bus stop near your home, and at least 5 historical/interesting sites in the city.  Once done, share your map with me as well.

Good luck!!

Mr. S

MS MOVIE MAKER PSA PROJECT

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Public Service Announcement (PSA) Rubric

This week you will be completing a Public Service Announcement in MS Movie Maker.

Grading is as follows:

     The Public Service Announcement must use a minimum of 15 pictures or video clips

     PSA must be no less than 1:00 minute in length and no more than 2:00 minutes in length

     PSA must have smooth transitions between pictures

     PSA must use at least one piece of music.  If more, smooth transitions between sound bites

     PSA must have at least 3 facts about your topic
    
     PSA must be published as a movie file and viewable by Media Players

Following is the grading outline:
          30 points for neatness (smooth transitions)
          40 points for completeness  (All items present)
          10 points for within time limits
          20 points for partner review

GOOD LUCK!!

Mr. S

MS MOVIE MARQUIS PROJECT

ALL:

Please create a Movie Marquis in MS Movie Maker.  It should be 15-30 seconds long and use audio, pictures/video, titles and effects.  When you have edited the movie and created it, please use the Finish Movie function of Save To Computer and create a movie file.  Email that file to me for credit for the project.

Enjoy!!

Internet Scavenger Hunt Day!!

Like yesterday, copy all of the questions below into an  email and send me the results.  I want you to get used to searching for things on the internet and providing a detailed web address and the answer to the information.  This is a scavenger hunt.  Please work alone and as quickly as possible.  Good Luck.

Mr. S

Find ALL of the items below online!!

01 The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

      Who is the first person on the list? _________________________________________________

02 Today’s topic on the The Jerry Springer Show

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the topic? _______________________________________________________________

03 Where to order a dozen roses online

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the cost? _______________________________________________________________

04 The state bird of Oklahoma

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the bird?  _______________________________________________________________

05 A biography of Beethoven the composer

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

When was Beethoven born? _______________________________________________________

06 The movies made by Tom Cruise

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What was Tom’s 1^st Movie? _______________________________________________________

07 The history of the Halloween holiday

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

How many days until the next Halloween? ___________________________________________

08 A list of Utah golf courses

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the name of the course in American Fork? ____________________________________

09 A list of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavors

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What are two of the new flavors? __________________________________________________

10 Directions on how to do a magic trick

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What does a magician never do? ___________________________________________________

11 Where to buy Harry Potter Book 1 online

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the cost of the book? ______________________________________________________

12 The address of the Portland, Oregon Zoo

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the full address? _________________________________________________________

13 The location of the next winter Olympics

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the location? ____________________________________________________________

14 Adult ticket price for a single day at Disney Land

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the price? _______________________________________________________________

15 Principal at Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, Maryland

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the name of the principal? __________________________________________________

16 Score of the last Utah Jazz game against the Chicago Bulls

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What was the score? _____________________________________________________________

17 Directors of the movie Shrek

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

Who were the directors? _________________________________________________________

18 The special doughnut from Krispy Kreme

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the doughnut? ___________________________________________________________

19 The 12^th president of the United States

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

Who was the president? __________________________________________________________

20 Location of Illinois Central Collage

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What is the city and state? ________________________________________________________

21 Countries beside the United States that sell Coca-Cola

Web Site: ______________________________________________________________________

What are 3 other countries? _______________________________________________________

Internet Mapping and Location Search Day

Hello All:

Today your mission is to complete the Internet Mapping and Location Search Worksheet.  Please submit your answers as an email to me.  I should have your quizzes from last week completed and returned to you by tomorrow.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Copy and Paste the Bold Text into an email.  Please use Google Earth, or Google Maps / Mapquest to complete the following questions:

The purpose of this project is to use Mapping and Location Software to locate University City High School and identify surrounding sites of interest.  Students will need to identify locations, map directions, and mark sites of interest.

1.      What are the streets that border University City High School?

2.      Locate five (5)  Fast Food Restaurants Near UCHS:

(1 each: Pizza, McDonalds, KFC, Taco Bell, and 2 Random Ones)

3.      Identify two (2) Museums within 5 miles of UCHS:

4.      Identify 4 Septa Bus Stops and 3 Subway Stops close to UCHS:

5.      Get directions to drive from UCHS to Independence Hall then to Penn’s Landing, and finally to the Phillies Baseball Park for a fun day with a date:

Extra Credit:  You are the owner of a new fast food restaurant called “WienerDog”.  You want to locate it within 20 blocks of UCHS.  Using mapping software and Google Earth, select a site near the school that is not within 3 blocks of a competing fast food store.  You might also want to be close to transportation.  You must also identify the route from a major highway that delivery trucks will use.  You may build on any vacant lot or parking lot you find, but you must not build anywhere where there are existing buildings.  What is your new address?

Email me the Link to showing the mapquest address of your site.

Good Luck,

Mr. S