Four Milford, Ohio, high school seniors traveled to New England to make a film celebrating the Bicentennial. (SF)

Lists 17 activities that can be used in the classroom to commemorate Wright Brothers Day. These include making bulletin boards, writing poems, and a field trip to the airport. (MA)

Reports on the planning, development, and operation of Planet Ocean, an ocean-science museum in Miami, Florida sponsored by the International Oceanographic Foundation. (CP)

Discusses trips to London with junior high school students: planning, choice of goals, costs, pocket money, board and lodging, language preparation, programming. Gives a detailed account of a trip which was particularly geared to the students' circumstances. The possibility of partnership with English schools is discussed. (Text is in German.)…

A hands-and-knees approach to field trips helps kids "get down" to nature. (Editor)

Summarizes a variety of classroom activities that have worked successfully in the teaching of Canadian-U.S. relations. Activities include lesson openers, cartoon analysis, student worksheets, board diagrams, and tips on field trips to the United States. (BSR)

Applies research on the instructional effectiveness of science-oriented field trips to humane education programs. Advocates the use of animal-related field trips and provides guidelines for excursion activities. (ML)

Presents ideas for devising field trips when transportation funds are reduced. Describes how to conduct walking tours, forming a station wagon brigade, and inviting traveling shows and individuals from the community into the classroom for career information and cultural enrichment. (KH)

Provides information on school-year field trips and visits to environmental centers. Also provides suggestions on preparing students and teachers' for the trips, lesson planning, and teaching in the field. Problems related to class discipline on trips and teachers feeling lack of knowledge are considered. (BC)

Presents three brief articles that consider the recovery of silver from film, field trips as a supplement to science major general chemistry laboratory, and the construction of a low-cost colorimeter. (MLH)

Kids' camera close-ups bring ecology, technology and skills into focus. (Editor)

This environmental education teaching guide for middle school teachers features information on the National Estuarine Reserve System in Maryland. Pre-trip field activities, field trip activities, and post-trip activities are discussed, and a list of useful resources and organizations is provided. Reproducible handouts are included throughout the…

This study on the effect of participation in field trips as a literacy intervention in play investigated how preschool children incorporated the literacy behaviors emphasized during the field trips into their play activities. Authentic literacy materials were included in two dramatic play centers before and after 15 children participated in…

Discusses the advantages of visiting a science museum to supplement the school science program. Lists 20 major science/technology centers, and in particular, describes the main attractions at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. (JR)

The experience of an extended urban field study project proved an effective method for stimulating students' appetites for discovery and for didactic learning as well. (Author/KM)