field trip
noun
: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made (as by students and a teacher) for purposes of firsthand observation
Examples of field trip in a Sentence
We took a class field trip to the power plant.
We went on a field trip.
Recent Examples on the Web
Group visits and educational field trips are welcome and can be scheduled by calling 407-396-8644, Ext. 2.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
The goal of this field trip experience was to help kids learn about economic concepts like loans, interest and taxes by participating in their own mini town.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
It was first detected in Keeney Cove in Glastonbury in 2016 by a group of amateur scientists on a field trip.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
And state funding for out-of-school learning has led to a huge bump in field trips.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
The goal of this field trip experience was to help kids learn about economic concepts like loans, interest and taxes by participating in their own mini town.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
It was first detected in Keeney Cove in Glastonbury in 2016 by a group of amateur scientists on a field trip.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
And state funding for out-of-school learning has led to a huge bump in field trips.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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