The Future of Field Trips
New research has implications for educators and museum professionals alike because it demonstrates that field trips can be engaging, informative and fun, as well as help schoolchildren develop essential twenty-first-century life skills. The days of staring aimlessly into glass cabinets appear to be over for good! Academics studying Florida’s Habitat Tracker project have discovered an ideal way to engage children on field trips: add an iPad! The Habit Tracker project teaches children the basic principles of science and encourages digital literacy. Based in the Tallahassee Museum, the