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Field Trips

Submitted By: Courtney Donnelly

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social ScienceNevada State College – Spring 2014Instructor: Karen Powell

Field Trips submitted by: Courtney Donnelly

Primary (Grades K – 2) Field TripsSocial

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Destination Field Trip Description & Notes

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ip History Discovery Children’s MuseumNevada State Museum

Both field trip destinations are going to be fun for the younger grades since it gets their mind moving more about what they learned in class.

They’ll be able to have more of a hands-on experience with the artifacts they were taught about or the ways Nevadans did things in the

past.

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Economics A Banker from Bank of America

I think it would be important to bring this speaker in to give more examples and show

students how important it is to save. The banker could tell the students that without money

saved, they won’t be able to go out and buy a new “toy” that they want. It’s important to tie in life like things with the younger students so that

they learn more.

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Geographyhttp://www.nps.gov/grca/

photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htmGrand Canyon

Since it’s hard to travel to the grand canyon with younger children, this website makes it so that the grand canyon is on their fingertips. The panoramic view lets children learn more about

history, geography, and rocks.

History/Geography

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

Pyramids

The idea of Egyptians and pyramids is one that excites the younger students all over the valley.

This virtual tour makes the students feel like they are really in Egypt looking at all the beauty

these men made objects have to offer. It’s important to mention to the students why these

were invented and how long it took to build them. I’m a firm believer in adding all the details

in a story that people wouldn’t think about.

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Field Trips submitted by: Courtney Donnelly

Intermediate (Grades 3 – 5) Field TripsSocial

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Destination Field Trip Description & Notes

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ip History Hoover DamAtomic Testing Museum

Both destinations are going to be used to teach the students not only about history but

Nevada’s history. I can show the students what people back in the past went through to get to where we are today. Hoover Dam shows the

time, effort, and dangerousness it took to build something so powerful. The testing museum

also shows the brains and dangerousness it took to see if an Atomic Bomb was worth it or as

strong as we wanted.

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Civics A police Officer or Firefighter

Another guest speaker that can talk about the importance of picking a job that helps out the community. Showing students how important

these jobs are to the community lets them know that learning about civics in the classroom will

help them better understand the world at a later time. I think all the stories that come with this

speaker is one that is needed in any classroom.

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Historyhttp://www.mnh.si.edu/

panoramas/Museum of Natural History

What an exciting website to have students view a major museum as if they were actually there in each room! This virtual field trip is a great way for students to see that learning about

history from another state isn’t as hard.

Civivs http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/house/house04.html

Seeing how another culture lives is important to teach children. Letting them tour these

Japanese houses will open their eyes to how different a lifestyle can be and to see how much

is different in other countries.

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Field Trips submitted by: Courtney Donnelly

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

I have always wanted to go to the Atomic Testing Museum so that field trip seems like the best one to me. When I think about that museum, I think about all the people went through when they had to test these Atomic Bombs so the museum seems so much more to me, and it has a lot of history and stories behind it.

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

It was hard to decide what field trips were for the younger students compared to the older ones. When I was looking at the different field trips I kept thinking they were all for the older kids. It was like I had to reach to make sure the younger students could benefit from it.

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