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M1~n exe11rsions 11.rie undertoken by students

of on educational instituti.011 the 111oin uirn. is
not onl}' recreation & pleosurie but also
90.inin.9 udtlitio11al knowledge tl1rou9l1 direct
experience, this activity is styled as 'Jield trip'!
DEFINITIONS OF FIELD TRIP

An educational procedure by which

the student obtafn first hand
information by observing place,
o~ijects, phenomena or activities &
proces:S in '1h eir n aturalJ ettin to
furtherleamlng. A field trip or
excu rsi'o n is a journey by
a group of people to a
place aw.a y from their
normal envimntnent
PUR.IPOSE OF FIELD TR,I PS
■ Obs ervalion foreiducarion.
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a Non experimemalresearch.
■ To provide sru1 clenrs wirlJ,
experiences outside rheir eve,y
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day acrtvililes.
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rl, local Scbo,ol Trips_

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specifi'c detail.
S electing objecti'v es
a suiiable of fi'e ld trip
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OF FIELD TRIP

, It ia 11 ecessary to prepare the group of pupils before an

excursiorJ ;s undertaken.
,,,. The staff members who are to accompany the pupils
should ,have visited lhe place previously and should be
fully conversant with the activities ;n the place.
~Boarding and accot1imodation at the excursion site
should be arranged well in advance.
, The pupils should be given a com;plete idea of the
place.
.., Suitable reading material about the place should be
placed at the dhlposal ofthe pupils.
, it any motion picture film is available thesameshould
be screened several times,.
, The pupil should be told what to see and instructed to
tatenotes during the visit
, The pupils should be specifica lty insUUcted that they
should not try to switc.h on or start any machinec■
, Alt the students should move as a unified g,roup
obeying the leader.
, The visiting group shouldn 't act aj source of
disturbance to the nonnal activi'ty at the location.
, The students should also be told of possible accidents
that may occur and all precau'tioos should be taken to
avoid the occurrence of any accident.
, ·Sufficient time should be spent
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nave s e
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U ie R e i d trip
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Transponarion may be a problem.

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CONCLUSION
Field .t rip pr:ovides lrn owledge Ly dir;ect
experie:1i1ce in a rneaningfiil natnral
learning situation 111hich is a po.r1t of
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necessary act1v1ty.l