Field trips and excursions provide hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for students outside the classroom. They allow students to directly observe and experience phenomena that may be difficult to learn about from textbooks alone. Field trips stimulate students' interests, increase appreciation of topics, and help bridge the gap between education and real-world experience. While field trips require planning and coordination, they can be highly motivating for students and support both learning and development when integrated thoughtfully into the curriculum. The document discusses the need for field trips, their educational benefits, how to plan them effectively, and concludes that field trips are an important and beneficial part of education.

1. ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: “NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE OF
FIELD TRIP AND EXCURSION
Submitted to, Submitted by,
Ms. Jeena Varghese Binduja V R
Lecturer in Physical Science Physical Science
MMTC, Vilakkudy MMTC, Vilakkudy

2. INDEX
SL. no CONTENTS PAGE No
1 Introduction 1
2 Content 2
3 Conclusion 6
4 Reference 7

3. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of education is to develop the knowledge, skill or character
of students. Thus the education is the process of learning, which is not
restricted to our school or text books. Education is very important for
individual life.
Field trips and excursion are interchangeably used in educational
literature. But in strict sense they are different .the activity of educational field
trips which are commonly conducted for the students are one of the major
source of providing knowledge to the students by giving opportunity for self
experiences and observation and self long lasting learning. Field trip or
excursions is a journey by a group of people to a place away from their normal
environment. The purpose of the trip is usually observation for education, non
experimental research or to provide students with experience outside their
everyday activities. Field trips give them a chance to get out of the classroom
and experience something new which is necessary for this level. They allow
students to have a real world experiences. An excursion is a school journey
involving any organized travel made by teachers and primarily with an
educational motive in mind.

4. CONTENT
Field trips are organized visits of and teachers to immediate or distant
place to enrich learning experience and to further instructional purpose of
regular classroom activities. The field trip is distinguished by its concentration
of learning particular aspects. Hence its success is judged by the fulfillment of
pre determined goals. The chief purpose of field trips is to give student
firsthand experience that cannot be had in the classroom. Students can see, hear
and handle things and can examine them minutely. Hence field trip is an
outdoor lesson in action. Many object and phenomena can be studied best in
their natural setting. Field trips provide opportunities for learning through the
use of many techniques other than reading and speaking. Field trips stimulate
interest and increase appreciation.
Field trips and excursions are important to help bridge the gap between
education and hands on experience. These are a highlight of the school year for
most children. Whatever the purpose, field trips and excursions are learning
experience. They require significant planning and co ordination for teachers
and administrators, but students often see a field trip as a free day out of the
classroom. Children have to learn to interact with people their classmates and
others. Many field trips and excursions involve children having to talk to adults
and children from other schools or classes.
Field trips provide entertainment for students. They often serve as a
powerful motivator for students, stirring up excitement as the trip nears.

5. Breaking away from the routine provides kids with a refresher that might make
them more focused back in the classroom. Learning and fun make a great
combination. Field trips are considered fun, but the children learn as well,
whether they realize it or not .field trips make the book learning from the
classroom and extent it to life. Students often question the importance of topics
they study in the class field trips, particularly for older students, can answer the
questions of how learning can be applied in life.
VALUES OF FIELD TRIP AND EXCURSION
1. Gives first hand experiences
2. Supplements and enriches classroom teaching
3. Creates spirit of scientific enquiry
4. Gives training in observation
5. Stimulate interest in nature and learning
6. Correlates the school life with the outside world
7. Provides opportunities for utilizing community resources
8. Gives relief from the routine classroom work
9. Develops qualities like leadership, co operation, good public relation,
Self confidence etc
10.Provides opportunities for bringing out talents and tastes

6. ORGANISING A FIELD TRIP
To be effective, the trip must be planned carefully, otherwise it will
be just a wastage of time, energy and money . The following are the stages
involved in the completion of a field trip
1. A felt need: the purpose of the journey should be clear to students. They
should have a clear understanding of why they are going out ,where to
and what exactly they might be expected to do
2. selecting a suitable place and securing the permission from the resource
center
3. Listing out specific objectives
4. Planning and preparation
5. Conducting the actual field trip or excursion
6. Consolidating the results and talking up follow up activities. The trip
must be followed by discussion, or even a written test.
The field trip should not be taken as a pleasure trip, though it is a sort of
an enjoyable activity .school authorized, teacher planned, curriculum integrated
field trips can provide the most concrete and the most real learning experience
CONCLUSION
The field trip and excursion conducted is lot of importance in education.
It is not only helpful in effective learning but promote the qualities of
leadership, discipline and self confidence among the students. The field trips

7. and excursions are beneficial for society and individuals and also promote the
importance of culture and historical places students become able to write a
short report, which enhance their observation and written capabilities as well
REFERENCES
1) Aggarwal j.c 2008
2) Principal and methods and techniques of teaching vikas
3) Science education –dr. k sivarajan ,prof.a. faziluddin
4) Teaching science –dr. mariamma mathew