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FIELD TRIP OR EXCURTIONS. Science Presentation by : Pragati Bakhale , Prasika Fernandes , Lorraine Da’Costa , Kavita Parab , Rajani Naik. FIELD TRIP. A group excursion for the purpose of firsthand observation, as to a museum historic place, Industries, Hospitals, Wild life etc .
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FIELD TRIP OR EXCURTIONS Science Presentation by: PragatiBakhale, PrasikaFernandes, Lorraine Da’Costa, KavitaParab, RajaniNaik
FIELD TRIP A group excursion for the purpose of firsthand observation, as to a museum historic place, Industries, Hospitals, Wild life etc .
PLANNINGIN ADVANCE • Conduct a pre-visit to familiarize with the major features of the field trip. • Taking digital photographs to share with students prior to the visit. • Record addresses, directions, contact persons, phone numbers, email addresses, etc.
ADMINISTRATION PERMISSION • Contact the educational coordinator for the site and arrange the date and time. • Send a letter to parents of the students informing them about the field trip. • Permission from the institution should be taken previously.
SHEET OF ACTIVITIES • Develop schedule for the day. • Plan activities that allow students to work alone, in pairs or small groups Activities might include: • Mystery with clues provided • Adventure game • Field notebooks for recording answers to prepared questions based on clues
PREPARingTHE STUDENTS • Discuss the purpose of the field trip and how it relates to the current unit of study. • Introduce visual observation skills. • Introduce vocabulary words that will be used by docents during the tour. • Show photographs or posters of the field trip site or related to exhibits that will be viewed.
Execution • Get full information about route and place of stay • Maintain democratic atmosphere • Engage students in the purposeful activities • Encourage to record observations, perform experiments, collect material, specimens • Carry out organisational duties • Objectives are achieved
FOLLOW UP • Make sure that all the materials and the belongings are safe • Preserve collected materials in the form of dried specimen, or in liquid preservation and organisms can be cultured • Excursion photographs display on the bulletin board • While teaching use examples from the field • Maintain record simultaneously or at the end • Maintain daily diary from planning to the end
EVALUATION • By asking Questions • By giving individual project • Quantity and Quality of materials collected • By using observational tool like Checklist • Contributing collection to the science museum • Interest in maintaining cultural organism in the botanical garden
ROLE OF THE SCIENCE TEACHER The Science teacher plays a very important role at every stage of the excursion • Excursion is as per the curriculum and has a meaningful purpose • Arrange necessary finances • Guide students towards decision taking • Act as a manager at execution stage • Checks indiscipline , Encourages, Involve all the students • Supervises the preservation and cultivation of collected material • Evaluate to see the achievement of educational objectives