Social Studies
FIELD TRIPS
Assignment Simulations Case Studies Art & Music Cultural Artifacts & Primary Sources Field Trips Student Research Syllabus	Questions: What are the criteria for implementing field trips effectively? What different procedures or considerations should a teacher make for a virtual field trip compared to a "live" field trip? What are some specific field trips for this area? For which grade levels might they be appropriate? Are field trips used differently at primary grades compared to upper grades? How can technology support social studies curriculum? What are strengths and limitations, advantages and disadvantages of this topic? Resources: Be sure to check out the book resources. Web pages: Field Trips Planning and follow-up for field trips http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/geotrips/ http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/FT/Field_Trip_start.html http://www.ncrel.org/after/beyond/linkage/resrce/fieldtrp.htm http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/~social.elementary/fieldtrips.htm http://www.warrennet.org/lessonplans/ecological_field_trip.html lesson plan for field trips http://www.virtual-field-trips.com/TourGuide.asp http://www.gb.nrao.edu/epo/field.html http://www.edc.org/FSC/MIH/ph1-goals.html Virtual: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/bigideas/b1/b1theor.html http://216.87.182.205/project/fieldtrips/ http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/virt.html http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/webdesign/virtual_fieldtrips.htm http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/2106/fieldtrip.htm http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/ETF/cache36539.html http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/projects/virtdept/vft.html http://www.vceducation.org/Fieldtrips/triplist.html http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/schools/s101/ed/fieldtrp.htm http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/virtproj.html http://members.aol.com/RedheadFox/trips.html http://connections.smsd.org/specialeducation/museums.htm good one related to social studies, museums http://www.wavetech.net/~thomson/museums.htm http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/families/families_online.asp could kids create a virtual field trip around a theme? http://members.tripod.com/exworthy/fieldtrips.htm good technology and education resources http://spectrum.troyst.edu/~techtip/internet/fieldtrip.htm hints on using virutual field trips, preparation http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/sep01/stevenson.htm http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Social_Studies   If you have time, do a search for field trips (try http://www.google.com) What other questions or topics should the next group studying this topic focus upon?   POWERPOINT
EdTe 305	California State University, Sacramento February, 2003