Paper #3: Field Trips

Submitted By: Julia Villanueva

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2013 Instructor: Karen Powell

Paper #3: Field Trips

submitted by: Julia Villanueva

Primary (Grades K 2) Field Trips

Type of Field Trip Traditional Field Trip Social Studies Strand Destination Field Trip Description & Notes

2nd Grade Economics

Lied Discovery Childrens Museum

The museum consists of 100 hands on exhibits about science, arts, and humanities. During this field trip, students will visit an everyday living section where they will learn about jobs, earning a paycheck, depositing savings in a bank, and buying groceries.

Visitation Field Trip

1st Grade Civics

Clark County Fire Department Guest Speaker:

Fire Fighter

During this assembly, the firefighter will teach students the importance of having an escape route in case of an emergency, and how to use 911. After the presentation, the firefighter will answer questions from students.

1st Grade Economics

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tou rs/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=14721

Virtual Field Trips

This site teaches students about money, how it is earned and spent. Students will have a chance to run their own business (lemonade stand) where they will have to manage money, trying to make a profit.

2nd Grade Geography

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tou rs/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=14892

This tour is designed to introduce Geography students to the basics of maps and globes. You will look through various sites and answer questions about maps and their qualities.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Paper #3: Field Trips

submitted by: Julia Villanueva

Intermediate (Grades 3 5) Field Trips

Type of Field Trip Traditional Field Trip Social Studies Strand Destination Field Trip Description & Notes

4th grade History

Boulder City/ Hoover Dam Museum

Students will learn about the Boulder Canyon Project, and about the men and women of Southern Nevada who built the Hoover Dam and Boulder City. The exhibits they will see describe the great social and economic forces surrounding the 1929 Stock Market Crash, and the Depression that drove thousands of unemployed citizens from their homes into the Nevada desert to the Boulder Canyon Project where they would find work again.

Visitation Field Trip

3rd grade Civics

North Las Vegas Police Department Guest speaker: Officer Villanueva

Students will learn how safety tips, and how to handle themselves if a stranger approaches them. During the assembly the police officer will read a book, Safety yells back, by Fran Sutton, on stranger danger and how to stay safe. Afterwards, the officer will answer questions from students.

5th grade Economics

http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/virtual farm/dairy/dairy.html#

Virtual Field Trips

This site allows you to visit a virtual farm, and why farming is important to your life. Students can see what kind of crops are grown on a farm, how cows are milked, and learn about the different types of cows on a farm.

This site allows students to learn about some of the 4th Grade Geography http://www.tramline.com/sci/nat won/

Natural Wonders of the World. During this tour they will also learn about geography, geology, and magnetic forces.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Paper #3: Field Trips

submitted by: Julia Villanueva

1. Explain which field trip you think you will actually try to use.
The one I will definitely use is having a guest speaker come into the classroom, to teach students tips on how to be safe if a stranger approaches them. It is important they have these skills so they know how to handle themselves in a situation where they may be in danger.

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

Since I did not attend school in Nevada, I didnt have a chance to experience the field trips that are available for students here. I had to rely on the list of field trips you provided on Web Campus. Also, it took me some time to find some quality virtual filed trips. A lot of the sites had errors on the page, or links that were no longer available, so finding ones that actually worked was difficult.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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