Describes the Alabama Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama as stimulating experience for students in aerospace education. The center has the largest collection of space-age hardware assembled under one roof, a Space Flight simulator, a Skylab space station mock-up and many more interesting exhibits. (BR)

This publication stresses the existence of a wide range of instructional resources available to teachers planning field trips. The first chapter presents a brief history of educational field trips and their value as teaching tools. Teacher liability and school board policies are also discussed. Chapter Two deals with the details that must…

Described are the programs, services, and facilities available from the Environmental Learning Center (ELC). The relationship the Center establishes with schools using the facilities is presented and means of integrating the environmental education offerings of the Center into a school's curriculum are suggested. Also presented are complete lesson…

A description is given of a physical education course in outdoor education for junior and senior high school students. Sports featured are hunting, fishing, and backpacking. For each sport the objectives and activities are described and needed materials listed. Included in this booklet is an outline of an eighteen week semester of lifetime sport…

A PROGRAM DEMONSTRATING THE VALUES TO BE GAINED BY 60 RURAL PUPILS ENGAGED IN A 5-WEEK SUMMER SESSION WAS PRESENTED. THE BOYS AND GIRLS SEPARATELY PARTICIPATED IN A 10-DAY TRIP TO CAREFULLY SELECTED AREAS OF ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC, OR HISTORIC INTEREST IN CALIFORNIA. THE PURPOSES WERE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL…

A COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USED FIELD TRIPS TO BROADEN THE EXPERIENCE OF CHINESE, NEGRO, AND SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM WERE TO DEVELOP THE STUDENTS' LANGUAGE SKILLS, INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION, AND BROADEN THEIR CULTURAL BACKGROUND. EFFORTS ALSO WERE MADE TO…

THE BISHOP UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECT PROPOSED TO STUDY THE SOCIOECONOMIC AND ANTHROPOLOGIC IMPACT OF THE PIUTE INDIAN CULTURE ON THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN AS IT RELATED TO LEARNING IN THE FORMAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 4-YEAR-OLDS WAS ESTABLISHED, AND PARENT EDUCATION…

IT IS HELD THAT A PROPERLY CONDUCTED SCHOOL JOURNEY IS A PLANNED, CAREFULLY SUPERVISED, AND THOROUGHLY EVALUATED VISIT TO A POINT OF INTEREST AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE CLASSROOM. TO OBSERVE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES FIRST HAND IS OF GREAT HELP IN CRYSTALLIZING CONCEPTS. TRIPS, HOWEVER, ARE JUSTIFIABLE ONLY WHEN THEY ARE RELATED DIRECTLY TO…

Field trips for preservice teachers as an integral part of academic coursework appear to positively influence student understanding of diverse educational techniques and problems, and the educational needs of diverse cultural and ethnic populations. A description is given of a field trip to Mexico for students in an introductory early childhood…

Presented is advice on how to set up and maintain a saltwater aquarium, and a discussion on everything from algae growth to constructing an underground filter to hatch brine shrimp. Information on which tropical and temperate animals are appropriate for marine aquaria and how to collect them is also included. (Author/SB)

This document describes a social studies unit, primarily composed of various field trips and subsequent classwork related thereto, for the first grade child. It is divided into four sections: (1) community helpers, (2) the trip to the zoo, (3) the train trip, and (4) a trip to a dairy farm. The document illustrates several trips the children of a…

The document is a compilation of occupational information obtained by business teachers in a university extension course during field visits to businesses, industries, and service agencies in the Chicago suburban area. Each individual or group of student reporters present information on organizations that are representative of each of the 15…

This guidebook is designed to help a secondary science teacher plan and conduct an earth science field trip in Oklahoma. It provides activities for students, information on pretrip planning, leading field trips, and safety measures to be followed. The guidebook also includes detailed information about the geologic history of Oklahoma complete with…

Included in this report is a description of the Outdoor Natural Science Laboratory and activities conducted at the laboratory, evaluation of activities of teacher-naturalists, evaluation of a teacher workshop, and analysis of field trips. The analysis of the field trips included process analysis data and data obtained from questionnaires completed…

The booklet discusses winter outdoor education in Canada. The first section explains how to use snowshoes, followed by the use of the thematic approach with winter and snow. The thematic approach to snowmobiling gives both the pros and cons, and the outward spiraling effect of the popular sport. In discussing a winter field trip, activities are…