Field Trips
Overview
Visiting places connected to classroom learning provides opportunities to deepen understanding through firsthand experiences. As an enriching social experience, field trips also engage learners in new topics, generate curiosity, and build Social Awareness & Relationship Skills. They serve as a way for all students, regardless of their Socioeconomic Status, to experience and visit places of art, history, science, and culture.
Example: Use This Strategy in the Classroom
Watch how learners draw real-world connections between field trips and their classroom learning. Through these community engagements, learners develop a meaningful understanding of their own community and the larger world.
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Watch how Google Expeditions allows teachers and students to visit faraway locations through virtual 3D field trips. As an immersive learning experience, students have the opportunity to see and learn about a novel, typically inaccessible location, thereby increasing their Motivation to learn.
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Factors Supported by this Strategy
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