ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
CAMPI NG AND EXC URSI ONS

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 ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

PREPARATION FOR A FIELD VISIT

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Field Trip Checklist

Field trips can be rich educational

experiences with some prior planning. The
following checklist should be considered
when developing any field trip experience.

Prior to the Field Trip

Involving students in learning prior

to the Field Trip can enhance the
overall experience and create an
atmosphere conducive to learning.
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NEIGHBOURH
OOD FIELD
TRIPS
To a settlement
area

The School room

or The School
Compound

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 HISTORICAL PLACES

FACTORY
POND

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FORESTS
 HAND IC RAFTS UN IT
AGRICULTURE FIELD

RAI LWAY STATI ON B

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 GARDEN WATER SOURCES

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ARCHOLOGICAL
 THINGS TO OBSERVE
• SMELLS , SOUNDS,
BUILDINGS
•  PEOPLE
•  THE ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN
THE AREA
•  CHANGES
•  THE KINDS OF WASTE
GENERATED
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 POSSIBLE WAYS TO OBSERVE

• NOTING THINGS ON PAPER

•  SKETCHING THE OBSERVATIONS

•  TALKING TO PEOPLE AND GETTING

INFORMATION WHICH IS RELEVANT
TO THE OBSERVATION TOPIC
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 DURATION

• AC TUA L O BS ER VATI ON
TIM E SHO UL D NOT BE
MOR E THAN ONE HOUR

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 GROUPING

• TH REE TO FI VE CH ILDREN
FO R PARTI CU LAR ONE ASPECT

• PERI OUR PERMI SSI ON IS

NECESS ARY

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FOR BIO LOGI CA L COLLECTION
 
THINGS NEEDED
NO TEP AD
PEN CIL , P EN , SK ET CH PE N e t
IR ON R OD OR ST IC K
GL ASS BOTT LE
POL YTHE NE BAG S
SUR GI CAL GLOV ES
GL ASS SLID ES
STR IN G, CLOTH , C OT TO N
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 DO’s AND DON’Ts

Take care no t to di st urb the ha bitat

 
Repl ace deadwood, st one, rocks etc.
af ter turni ng o ver
 Do not pick too many stones or shells
 
Keep a safe distance from venomous
species
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The coll ecti on shoul d be for
educati onal purpose onl y
 
Speci mens whi ch a re easy to
handl e sho uld be col lected
 
Col lection of l ive specim ens shou ld
be avoid ed

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 Craf t acti vi ties duri ng c amps

It enc ourage creativ ity

It makes a chi ld more o bservant
It hel ps a chi ld to percei ve sci enti fic
detai ls

Model maki ng –he lps the chi ld

encouraged to anal yse a compl ex
obj ect and concentrate on essenti al s

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It satisfies an innate-desire to collect and
classify.
It helps in creating environmental displays
for clubs, exhibitions or a mini-museum

SYMBOLIC DRAWINGS

DISPLAY TECHNIQUES
 
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