The project involves planning a 7-day trip to Rome, Italy for 10 history professors to study Roman legacies. Students must create a budget-friendly itinerary that includes travel, hotels, and historically significant sites for $10,000 total. They will learn about early Roman strengths, contributions, geography, and Christianity to address the driving question: What Roman legacies are important to remember? Students will develop research, presentation, and budgeting skills to plan the trip through group work and assessments.

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
Name of Project: Tourism for Historians Duration: 3-4 weeks
Subject/Course: Ancient Roman History Teacher(s): Ms. Rhee Grade Level: 7th Grade
Other subject areas to Math & Art
be included, if any:
Project Idea A group of ten history professors would like to take a seven-day trip to Rome, Italy to revisit their passion for history. However,
Summary of the issue, they do not have the time to plan a trip. They have contacted several travel agencies to come up with an itinerary that would
challenge, investigation, interesting, economical, and historically significant. Each professor would like to spend only $10,000, which includes travel,
scenario, or problem: hotels, and historical sites.
Driving Question What Roman legacies are important to remember?
Content and Skills 7.1
Standards to be
addressed: 1. Study the early strengths and lasting contributions of Rome
-Roman Citizenship, Rights under Roman law
-Roman art, architecture, engineering, and philosophy
-Fall of Rome due to weaknesses (military powers) etc..
2. Discuss the geographic borders of the empire at its height and modern geography.
3. Christianity during Roman Times (Constantine and new capital of Constantinople)
-Split of Roman Catholic and Orthodox Church
T+A E T+A E
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2. Collaboration x Other:
21st Century Skills
to be explicitly taught and
Presentation x
assessed (T+A) or that
will be encouraged (E) by
project work, but not Critical Thinking x
taught or assessed:
Presentation Audience:
Group: Presentation (ppt. or prezi) x
Culminating Budget/Expenses Report Class:
Products and Historical Sites Report
Performances
School:
Community:
Research docs Experts: x
Individual: Reflection
Historical Site components Web:
Other:
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Entry event to Students look at travel packages and pick which one they would prefer and why? Must be exotic or cool destinations filled
launch inquiry, with pamphlets that are authentic. Which place would they choose and why?
engage students:
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3. Assessments Quizzes/Tests x Practice Presentations x
Formative
Assessments Journal/Learning Log x Notes x
(During
Project) Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes x Checklists
Rough Drafts x Concept Maps
Online Tests/Exams x Other:
Written Product(s), with rubric: Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric:
Summative __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Assessments
(End of Project) Oral Presentation, with rubric x Peer Evaluation x
Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test Self-Evaluation x
Essay Test Other:
.
Resources On-site people, facilities: Library aid, library
Needed
Equipment: Laptop cart
Materials: Textbook
Community resources: Travel agents; professors @ university
Reflection Journal/Learning Log x Focus Group
Methods (Individual,
Group, and/or Whole-Class Discussion Fishbowl Discussion x
Whole Class)
Survey Other:
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4. PROJECT TEACHING AND LEARNING GUIDE
Project: Tourism for Historians Course/Semester: 7th grade/1st semester
Knowledge and Skills Needed By Students Scaffolding / Materials/ Lessons To Be Provided
to successfully complete culminating products and by the project teacher, other teachers, experts,
performances, and do well on summative assessments mentors, or community members
Research Skills: Specific websites
6-8 key historical sites Graphic organizer
 *historical significance
*price (conversion)
*hours of operation
Presentation Skills Practice rounds, Note cards
Creating the presentation (ppt or prezi)  Tutorial videos
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5. Roman History Cornell Notes (questions/answers/summaries)
-art, engineering, architecture…etc… Ch. 1, 2, 3
Online review assessments
Fall of Rome BrainPop: Fall of Rome

Geography of Ancient Times & Modern Geography Geography: Google Earth- Map activities
Christianity & split Graphic organizer: Christianity: RC vs. Orthodox
Budgeting/Expenses Euro to Dollar Conversion
Checklist of items they need to find

Managing Time/Deadlines Calendar of dates
Group Roles- Finance Manager, Travel Site Manager, Explanation and election of group roles
Marketing Manager, and General Manager  -group monitoring tools
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