Field Trips

Effective Use of Field Trips in Educational Programming: A Three Stage Approach

Brian Myers and Linda Jones

Enhancing Natural Resource Programs with Field Trips

Julie Athman and Martha C. Monroe

4-H Volunteer Training Series: Planning a Successful Field Trip

Written by K. G. Diem. Revised by Karen Henry, Claire Davis, Heather Kent, Melinda Souers, Paula Davis, and Candi Dierenfield.

 Field trips can be great experiences for youth to learn project content and life skills. Field trips also contribute to the experiential learning philosophy of 4-H. This publication includes some suggestions to make field trips educational, safe, and fun.

Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 17: Exploring the Manatee's Habitat

Maia McGuire and Ruth Francis-Floyd

A UF/IFAS numbered Curriculum. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Youth development

Streaming Science #3: Using Scientist Online Electronic Field Trips for Engagement with Your Target Audience

Jamie Loizzo, Caroline Barnett, Christine Krebs, and Gabriel Spandau

This is the third publication in the Streaming Science EDIS series focused on how to use mobile hardware and software for engagement with your target audience. This new 6-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication focuses on a model called Scientist Online for live webcast electronic field trips (EFTs). Through Scientist Online EFTs, Streaming Science connects university scientists and Extension professionals with PK-12 students around the world for small-scale presentations, demonstrations, and discussions. Written by Jamie Loizzo, Caroline Barnett, Christine Krebs, and Gabriel Spandau.

Streaming Science #2: Using Webcast Electronic Field Trips for Engagement with Your Target Audience

Jamie Loizzo, Peyton Beattie, and Kevin Kent

This is the second publication in the Streaming Science EDIS series focused on how to use mobile hardware and software for engagement with your target audience. This new 6-page article focuses on how to use mobile hardware and cloud-based software for streaming live webcast electronic field trips (EFTs). Streaming Science utilizes EFTs to connect university scientists and Extension professionals across a variety of subject matter areas and contexts with PK–12 students around the world. Written by Jamie Loizzo, Peyton Beattie, and Kevin Kent, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication.