Assignment:
Social and Cultural Influences -- Field Trip Design
You are a new science teacher for an elementary class. You want to get your students more involved in the community, and you plan to use science as a vehicle for this endeavor. After scanning the materials you notice how a particular lesson would be better served by a real-world experience. As a way to enhance learning and to get your students involved, you decide to plan a class field trip.
1. Investigate local opportunities for class field trips.
2. Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in 8 to 10 slides that you could share with your students about the field trip. In your presentation, complete the following:
o Describe social and cultural influences on science education.
o Share a specific example using the location you plan to visit.
o Explain what students will be doing on the field trip.
o Explain how students participation in the field trip will affect the community.
o Explain what role the parents will play and how students should interact with them on the trip.