Created by
Patricia
Link, Coordinator
Morris County Educational Technology Training Center
Congratulations! You and your team from the New Jersey Tourism Department have been appointed as special task force to re-vamp the New Jersey tourism business. Your assignment is to create a successful campaign to not only draw tourists to New Jersey, but to encourage New Jerseyans to vacation in their own state! Many businesses will depend on YOU! New Jersey has something for everyone. Now, show them!
You will be broken into groups of four. Your team will design a brochure as part of your advertising campaign to help draw people to New Jersey.
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Your brochure will have 8 sections, each consisting of approximately one page. These sections will be divided as follows:
The cover should be designed by the entire team.
The General Information section will be a group effort, as will NJ Fun Facts.
Each of you will contribute a part of the Famous New Jerseyans section. You may use your textbook to locate information on these individuals as well as the Internet and outside resources. You should give a brief summary (1-2 paragraphs) about the person; just enough so that we know who they are/were.
The remaining four pages (Historical Places, Family Fun, Shores/Beaches/Parks, and Sports/Culture) will be individually done. Each of you will choose one category and create a page based on some of your favorite attractions.
Your pages should include the websites that you used as well as graphics. When completed, your pages will be put together as one group brochure. Remember, this needs to attract people to New Jersey. Presentation is very important!
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Something for Everyone
Use the Internet information linked below to answer the basic questions of What
good Historical, Family Funfilled, Parks, Shores & Beaches, Sporting Event,
Cultural places did you find? Where did you find the information? Where is it
in New Jersey? When is the best time to visit? Why do you want to go there?
How long does it take to get there? What route will you take? How much will
it cost to go there? Be creative in exploring the information so that you answer
these questions fully in your brochure.
General Information:
New Jersey Symbols and Information
- Information on the capital, the flag and many other interesting facts. Information
on all of New Jersey's state symbols.
NJ Motor Vehicle Services Special Plates - A place to view all of New Jersey's
special interest license plates.
Games Using New Jersey Places
and Symbols - Puzzle Slider, Coloring Book, Building Scramble Game using
New Jersey places and symbols.
Hangout-Plan a Vacation
- The fun and easy way to plan a vacation in New Jersey
Yahooligans - A search engine for
kids.
State of New Jersey - The offical state
of New Jersey homepage.
Historical Places 
Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically
related to : Historical Places
Use these links for historical buildings, villages, battlefields & statues.
New Jersey State Legislature -
Who are the members of the NJ legislature? Where are the districts located in
New Jersey? What are the members trying to pass? You can get these questions
and more answered on this page.
Tours of the State
House in Trenton - Information on touring the State House and web tours
of the State House in Trenton, New Jersey.
Smithville Village - A small historical
village with shops. Near Atlantic City, New Jersey
Rancocas Indian Reservation - Learn about
the ways that the Native American Indians lived in New Jersey at the Rancocas
Indian Reservation in Westampton, New Jersey.
Trenton Barracks - The barracks where
the soliders stayed during the Revolutionary War in Trenton, New Jersey
Waterloo Village - An Historic
village as well as a Lenape Village in Stanhope, New Jersey.
Walt Whitman House - The house
where Walt Whitman lived in Camden, New Jersey.
Family Funfilled Places 
Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically
related to : Funfilled Places
1. Use these links for amusement parks, zoos, waterparks and other cool attractions around New Jersey.
New Jersey Railroad Attractions
- The 10 railroad attractions in New Jersey.
Bergen County Zoological
Park - formerly Van Saun Park, zoo, train ride, exhibits
Turtle Back Zoo - all
outdoor exhibits, train ride & nursery
Wild West City - A theme park about
the wild west in Netcong, New Jersey.
Great Adventure-Six
Flags Theme Park - A theme park in Jackson, New Jersey.
Jenkinson's Aquarium - An aquarium
in Point Pleasant, New Jersey near the beach.
Mountain Creek Park -
A mountain biking and water park in Vernon, New Jersey.
Hurricane Harbor-Six Flags Theme Park - A water park next to Six Flags-Great
Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.
Six Flags-Wild Safari - Next to Six Flags-Great Adventure Theme Park in Jackson,
NJ
New Jersey State Aquarium - The place
to explore different kinds sealife in Camden, New Jersey.
Clementon Park - An amusement park
and water park in Clementon, New Jersey.
Popcorn Park Zoo - The
Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey, New Jersey
Fairy Tale Forest - enchanted
forest filled with cottages of your favorite fairy tale scenes
Parks, Shore & Beaches 
Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically
related to : Shores & Beaches
1. Use these links for the Parks, Shore & the beaches.
NJ Parks and
Forests Index - An Index to New Jersey Parks, Forests, Recreation Areas
and Marinas in the entire state of New Jersey.
Cape May Community Information -
Places to go to in the Cape May Community. Information on the Shore in Cape
May, New Jersey.
Long Beach Island Guide - All
about Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
Point Pleasant Beach - A
guide to the Point Pleasant Beach area in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.
Tuckerton Seaport - A guide to Tuckerton
Seaport in Tuckerton, New Jersey.
The Wildwoods - A guide
to Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and North Wildwood.
Hopatcong State
Park - home of Lake Hopatcong
Waywayanda State
Park - lake, trails, mountains in northern NJ
Sporting Events & Cultural Places 
Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically
related to : Sporting Events & Cultural Places
1. Use these links for looking up museums, theaters, art museums and sporting events.
Bergen Performing Arts Center
(PAC) (formerly John Harms Center for the Arts) - recognized as a "Regional
Center of Artistic Excellence" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Meadowlands Sports Complex - Continental
Arena, Giants Stadium, Racetrack
Papermill Playhouse - The state theater
of New Jersey
PNC Bank Arts Center - aka Garden State
Arts Center, outdoor concert hall
NJ PAC - "The nation's most glamorous
theater"
McCarter Theatre - A place for plays
and musical events in Princeton, New Jersey
The State Theatre -
A place to hold plays and musical events in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Grounds For Sculpture - An
outside art museum for different size sculptures in a garden setting in Hamilton,
New Jersey.
Sovereign Bank Arena - Basketball
and Hockey Minor league sporting events are held here. Some concerts, rodeos
and other type of events are also held here.
Newark Bears Baseball Team
- The minor league baseball team in Newark, New Jersey.
Trenton Thunder Baseball Team -
The website for the Trenton Thunder baseball team in Trenton, New Jersey.
The Princeton Symphony - The
Princeton Symphony in Princeton, New Jersey.
Use your textbooks, library books, the Internet or other resources approved
by your teacher to write 1-2 paragraphs about someone famous from New Jersey.
View a few examples here.
NJ Fun Facts
NJ History Mysteries
NJ "Firsts"
NJ Facts & Symbols
Your brochures will be graded for creativity, accuracy, originality and neatness. You will receive a group grade as well as an individual grade for your separate pages. Remember, your work is a reflection of YOU! Always turn in work of which you can be proud!
Can you identify the images scattered throughout this WebQuest? What is their significance?
Congratulations! You have been a key player in increasing New Jersey tourism.
Your brochures will be distributed through the NJ Department of Tourism. Thank
you for your help.
Created by
Patricia
Link, Coordinator
Morris County Educational Technology Training Center
Created Sept. 2001
Last Updated: April 19, 2006
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