10 Common Types of Field Trips
Although choices for field trips are endless, there are some common types of field trips that offer immersive rich educational experiences for students of varying ages. Usually, you can choose between self-guided tours or arranged tours. Anyone planning a field trip that involves a group of students going off campus should consider using the TravL mobile app to keep everyone connected and organized while on-the-go.
§ SCIENCE Field Trip
Science museums, science centers, and planetariums generally offer numerous hands-on educational activities, interactive exhibits, and live demonstrations to address specific science curriculum standards.
§ HISTORY Field Trip
Colonial villages, folk villages, historic houses, and historical reenactments are some of the many available popular living history attractions. For example, colonial villages offer a glimpse into the past with reenactors dressed in period clothing. Tradesmen toil in their daily work while the women do daily household chores. Students can enjoy a stroll back through time, walking down cobblestone streets and sampling traditional foods.
§ NATURE Field Trip
Nature centers, wildlife preserves, zoos, and national parks offer a glimpse into an undiscovered world. With an abundance of native wildlife and plant life, students explore the ecosystem. They watch caring adults take care of the Earth and its creatures.
§ SOCIAL SCIENCE Field Trip
Field museums allow students to view both human and scientific interaction. Students can trace the natural history and development of civilization of the Ancient Americas and other regions and continents through hands-on exhibits.
§ MILITARY HISTORY Field Trip
Air and space museums feature the world of aircraft and military flight expeditions. Students can see first-hand the military’s role in the history of the U.S.
§ CULTURE Field Trips
Museums of various cultures house art, history, and artifacts. Students can observe the unique heritages and compare/contrast that of their own.
§ GOVERNMENT Field Trips
See the government in action by visiting a state capital. You can learn all about your state, tour buildings and grounds, and look at the architecture and monuments. Often there are exhibits about the early construction of the capitol building itself and how the state evolved.
§ RELIGION Field Trips
What a better way to trace the history of a region, culture, and local history, then to tour a famed church or chapel. Find out the significance of the founding of the building and its influence on the town and state.
§ REWARD Field Trips
Whatever the accomplishment or celebration, a trip to an amusement park, sports event or movie theater is a way to celebrate! Students get some needed time away from studies, have some fun, and build lasting memories with their classmates.
§ OTHER Field Trips
General museums (art, children’s, history, etc.) and performing art centers provide their own unique experiences. An art museum features rotating exhibits and permanent displays of painting, sculpture, decorative arts during distinct time periods. Children’s museums cater to children with dress-up corners, displays for children to play and learn, and other interactive avenues to expand their imagination. While museums of history or inventions display specific artifacts for that one area, performing art centers show children life on a stage and offer lessons in theater etiquette.