Chelsea T.

Calatrava
Mary Cres D. Otaza
Kathy C. Pareja
Activity Guide: Field trip

Using field trips for environmental education can help students of all
ages gain knowledge and skills while connecting with nature and can
engage with the natural world. This kind of activity can help learners develop
a better understanding and appreciation of the environment, leading to
more sustainable practices, and can also help individuals develop a greater
sense of curiosity and wonder about the natural world.

Outcomes:

 Can connect participants with nature and motivate them to protect

environment.
 Can easily learn because of the actual experiences.
 To take the students out into the “real world”
 To expose them to new experiences
 To teach them how to be respectful and show manners in a variety of
settings
Steps To Planning a Field Trip

 Decide Where You are Going

 Arrange for Transportation
 Decide On a Food Plan
 Plan Your Schedule
 Arrange Your Supervision
 Create a Permission Form
 Decide Who's Allowed To Go
 Tie in Your Field Trip to Your Curriculum

Preparations:

 Plan everything well in advance

 Use pre-visit activities
 Develop clear learning objectives
 Give everyone name tags
 Keep the students engaged
 Keep students accountable for learning
 Use evaluations and sharing

Activities

 Auditory and Visual Aids

Prepare possible visual aids such as movies, slide shows, radio broadcasts or
soundtracks that may relate to the theme of the field trip. This will help
students reengage in learning as well as examine and reflect on the events
of the day. Open discussion after viewing or listening to the aids, and draw
connections between the aids and the field trip.

 Art Project

Create a souvenir from the day. If your class went to the zoo, have the
students draw their favorite animal with a few facts about the creature. If
the class visited a museum, have students recreate one of the artworks they
saw with facts underneath the picture.

 Writing Activity

Have students write a letter or journal entry about their day. If students
visited a museum, instruct them to write a letter to their favorite artist. If they
visited a Holocaust museum, have students write a letter to the person
whose name they received on a card upon arrival. Students can also write
a letter to a classmate or to you about the best moments of the day or what
was seen and heard. All of this helps students process and retain what they
are studying.