Field trips are an important brain-based teaching strategy that stimulates students' minds. They provide shared social experiences for students to encounter and explore novel things in authentic settings. For example, a first year language arts class could take a field trip to the zoo to learn about different animal types and the zoo's location. A Standard 1 social studies class could visit Port of Spain to view buildings important to Trinidad's history. And a second year general science class may tour a garden to identify vegetables, farming methods, and healthy foods. Field trips effectively inform students through hands-on experiences outside the classroom.

1. Brain Strategies
Linked to Integrated Teaching Methods.
By Sera Mohammed.

2. Field Trips –
Field trips are exciting and very informative for students of all ages. This type of brain based activity
stimulates the minds of each child. This strategy is important, according to Informal Science “field
trips are recognized as important moments in learning, a shared social experience that provides
the opportunity for students to encounter and explore novel things in an authentic setting.” Field
trips can be used to inform students of:
A First year class, in Language Arts, a field trip to the zoo to demonstrate the different types of
animals located at the zoo. They would also be aware of where the zoo is located and the social
experience on the trip.
A Standard 1 class, in Social Studies, a field trip to the Port of Spain area where they can view the
magnificent 7 buildings that forms part of Trinidad’s history.
A Second year class, General Science, a field trip to a garden. The students would be able to see
and identify the different types of vegetables and how the farmers go about planting them. The
students would be able to determine healthy foods from unhealthy foods.