Field Trips

Submitted By: Nicole Sheehan

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2014 Instructor: Karen Powell

Field Trips

submitted by: Nicole Sheehan

Primary (Grades K 2) Field Trips

Social Studies Strand Traditional Field Trip Destination Field Trip Description & Notes

History and Geography

This is a great field trip which mixes closely with science and history. The field trip is within CCSD guidelines as far as times and budget. Students will get to experience 1 hour of exciting exhibits that specifically go into ancient territories and habitats of animals near and far. Students will enjoy the variety and quick 15 min. transitions because it wont force them in one place for a long period of time.

Visitation Field Trip

Civics

Member of Local State Government

This city official would talk to students about want it means to be a good citizen and about following rules and the law.

Virtual Field Trips

Geography

http://www.africam.com/wildlife /naledi_live_channel

This site is extremely engaging! There are live feeds of different geographic elements of portions of Africa where students are able to spot wild life and see the geographic differences of the land and show where exactly they are viewing on a map.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Economics

http://www.agclassroom.org/kid s/tours_modern.htm

Great site that begins the experience with a very educational video about farming and agriculture. It also is very easy to navigate and uses colorful and engaging print for the younger grades. Students may also pick a state to get more information on its agriculture relating to economics.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Intermediate (Grades 3 5) Field Trips

Social Studies Strand Traditional Field Trip Destination Field Trip Description & Notes

History and Geography

BOULDER CITY/HOOVER DAM MUSEUM

Students would be able to hear stories, interact and witness specific geographic and historical parts of one of this states most popular attractions, the Hoover Dam. TO be more economical we would only travel to Boulder City where this great museum is found to be able to experience the fun and loaded with props and artifacts that will get their minds going!

Visitation Field Trip

Civics

A police officer

The police officer would speak to students about civic duties and consequences of breaking the law.

Virtual Field Trips

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/anci ent/map-of-the-maya-world.html
Geography

This virtual fieldtrip takes place at the site given in the destination slot of this row. I know students will enjoy this interactive virtual field trip as they explore and discover the maps and people of the Maya world.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Economics

http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualf arm/main.html

This site is a wonderful virtual site where students can learn about agriculture and specifically tie it into economics. Students will be able to test their knowledge with being able to use and learn some useful science skills about the life on the farms

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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1. Explain which field trip you are most excited about.

I would be most excited about the Hoover Dam field trip because I myself feel students will benefit most from this trip. I think the number of activities offered at this venue and the vast amount of information offered will help enrich the students minds and help them further learn about our states history. In addition I feel this could be a repeat field trip destination for the students who can also take a virtual tour afterwards to go back and look at elements they were most interested by.

2. What challenges did you run into during this assignment?

I found it really hard to think of a guest speaker. I know there must be a million and one out there but I couldnt find one online that I really felt matched with I wanted to get across that wouldnt be just as effective online or even more effective for the students to go on a traditional field trip for. I think speakers are most effective in their own environment but maybe I feel this way because I rarely had experienced them growing up. I also remember finding it hard to focus when they came because often there was just one speaker and several of us so many questions went unanswered.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2014

Karen Powell- Instructor

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