Practical suggestions to help teachers plan field trips that will be helpful experiences for school children who are more vulnerable, fearful, confused and destructive than most of their peers. (NH)

Discusses teaching ecology in high schools in terms of kinds of problems suitable for study and management of field and laboratory activities. (EB)

Describes project undertaken during school year in an attempt to help students better identify with the world of work while still in high school. Students explored entry job opportunities and requirements in the metropolitan Washington area. The object was to show them job possibilities they never dreamed of. (Author)

Describes three organizational patterns for elementary school science field trips. Comparison by chart form is made of teacher oriented, modified, and student oriented excursions. (JM)

Six studies on school field trip learning are reviewed. Among the findings reported are those indicating that students' perceptions of the novelty of the trip affects what they learn, and that imposed learning will be inhibited in settings where novelty is either extremely great or small. (Author/JN)

Home, school, neighborhood, and community studies offer unique opportunities for teachers to initiate youngsters into observing and recording phenomena. Because fuel costs make trips increasingly expensive, an alternative method is suggested for observing and recording data about the local community. (Author/IS)

A teacher's guide to affordable field trips with tips on where to go, what to do once the class arrives, and how to cut costs with careful planning is provided. Suggestions include: local must-touch museums; miniexhibits in the class; in-school excursions; and invite-an-expert seminars. Related writing activities are also listed. (JMK)

Suggestions for successful geology field trips are provided. These "field hints" focus on geological reasoning; equipment; notes; samples and records; field practices, including mapping; camping; working with associates in the field; and general considerations such as carrying along a few textbooks, finding out about an area before the trip, and…

Presents guidelines for field trips to chemical industries. Includes examples of objectives, administrative aspects (time off from school, contact persons, transportation, pre/post-trip discussions, and guides at the industrial facility). Includes an evaluation of trips taken to industrial plants in Israel. (JN)

Discusses the planning and preparation necessary to make field trips economically justifiable and educationally worthwhile. Student orientations and positive motivation are essential for successful fieldtrips. A description of a well-planned field trip to Rockport, Massachusetts, for a high school portfolio art class is included. (AM)

The imaginative use of resource persons, field trips, and mentor arrangements by regular and special education teachers can be highly effective in stimulating gifted students' interest in school and commitment to learning. (Author/SB)

This article focuses on the teaching and learning of historical material among young children aged five to seven. It examines present practice, its underlying assumptions and what happens in the classroom, and makes some sggestions on content and methods for history instruction for this age group. (Author/SJL)