Amusement+Parks

Hello, today you will be comparing costs and benefits of visiting 3 popular local amusements parks. They are:

Knoebels

Hershey Park

Dorney Park

I would like you to use a program that we have never used before- it is called "Numbers". It is similar to a mix between Excel and Publisher, but its made for the Mac. I think you will like it. Remember, near the end of class you must save to the desktop and drag to your folder. We will print this when finished.

Cost of gas from Weatherly, you can use mapquest to get the mileage. Calculate the round-trip mileage and assume your car will get about 20 miles per gallon. Then multiply to find out how much gas will cost. For example, if a park is 50 miles away, that means you will drive 100 miles (because you have to drive home too.) 100/20= 5 gallons of gas. Times that by $4.00 per gallon and gas will cost you $20.
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Tell how long it takes to get to the park from Weatherly. See if you can figure out if there are any TOLL ROADS on the way. (The Turnpike is a toll road- they charge you a fee to drive on it.) This needs to be considered in the overall cost. Mapquest should point out when there is a toll road involved.

Cost of admission per person. ALSO- you need to tell whether all people entering the gates need to pay. Some places only make those who are riding rides pay admission. Some places make everyone pay, even if they are just walking around with their kids.

Cost of parking. Some places charge, others are free. If it doesn't say on their website, try to Google it. An appropriate estimate of food costs. Can you bring in your own food like sandwiches and bottles of water/ soda to cut down on costs?

Aside from costs, there are other things to consider, like which place has the most of what you are looking for. What I mean by that is consider the rides they have- if you love roller coasters, what would be the best place to choose. If you have a little brother or sister, try thinking about them. What place is best for their entertainment?

You need pictures! One of the great things about Numbers is the user-friendly interface of picture inclusion in projects. Choose 1 picture of each park to represent that park. Get the picture off of the Official site, as I have linked above.

So basically what you are doing is trying to present organized information about 3 parks that you may visit one day. As well as factual evidence, you are also giving your OPINION for which one to choose, based on all accounts (fun, closeness to home, COST).