Field Trips

Field TripsSubmitted By: Corrina Spidell

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social ScienceNevada State College – Spring 2014Instructor: Karen Powell

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Field Trips submitted by: Corrina Spidell

Primary (Grades K – 2) Field TripsSocial

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ip History Boulder City/ Hoover Dam Museum

Students will learn about local life long ago in Southern Nevada (jobs, schools, communication,

transportation, and recreation). Students will learn about all the changes in communities.

There is a packet and a PowerPoint available as well as a virtual tour for teachers.

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Civics MLK AssemblyStudents will be gathered in the cafeteria with

the rest of the student body to see a presentation on MLK performed by the 5th

graders.

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GeograhpyGoogle Earth

http://www.google.com/earth/

I can take my students on a virtual tour of the earth; I can show them different countries and some of the wonders all over the world. Google Earth is not a simple program but I have used it before and there are so many different options I

am sure it will amaze my students

Economicshttp://

www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/money.html

This website does not provide a real virtual field trip; it was quite difficult to find one for

Economics. however, this website does have games that can be played virtually as a class to

help students learn about money, and how important it is to manage it.

Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2014 Karen Powell- Instructor page 2

http://www.google.com/earth/


Intermediate (Grades 3 – 5) Field TripsSocial

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ip History The Clark County Museum

Students will be able to experience and learn about all of southern Nevada’s history from

prehistoric to present modern times. Students will love the 30 acre exhibit that has so much to

offer.

$2 for adults; $1 for studentsMust call to make a reservation for a tour. A

map can be downloaded to see points of interest you don’t want to miss.

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Geography Red Rock Search & Rescue

Members of Las Vegas Red Rock search and rescue live among us and provide a great

service to us. It would be nice to have a rescuer come in and speak to the students about the beautiful mountains we have nearby and the

safety precautions necessary for a nice day out in the mountains.

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HistoryThe Smithsonian

http://www.mnh.si.edu/vtp/2-mobile/

The Smithsonian virtual tour is one of the best available to teachers online. You can select

what it is you are looking for and spend hours wander the halls of this great museum.

So be sure to pick a topic and stick to it.

Civics

The White Househttp://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house/

interactive-tour

Students can watch videos and see pictures of the white house and learn about what it

represents to us as a country. The white house is a symbol of our nation and it brings us

together.


http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house/interactive-tour






1. Explain which field trip you are most excited about.

I am most excited to take my students to the Hoover Dam, it is somewhere that I have been before and the experience has stayed with me through the years. You can really see the history and feel the changes that have occurred in Southern Nevada by visiting these places. The Hoover Dam tour is one that actually takes in you in and around to see the sights that were built so many years ago.

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

Deciding on who can come in for a tour. I never realized how complicated and difficult it is to plan a field trip. There are forms and so much planning that go into field trips. I am not sure how well I did on this assignments, I felt that I needed more pointers.


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