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A field trip is a journey by a group of people to a place away from their normal environment.
The purpose of the trip is usually observation, a non-experimental form of quantitative research. The aim of this research is to observe the subject in its natural state and possibly collect samples. In western culture people first come across this method during school years when classes are taken on excursions to visit a geological or geographical feature of the landscape, for example. Much of the early research into the natural sciences was of this form. Charles Darwin is an important example of someone who has contributed to science through the use of field trips.
In schools, a field trip or excursion is an educational trip a class makes. These are normally one day long, but they can be longer. Field trips usually consist of visits to local landmarks and educational institutions, like zoos, parks and museums.
The term is most often used in the UK in an educational sense, classes are taken on a residential biology field trip or a geography field trip, most often where the experiences delivered by the field trip cannot be undertaken in the class room.
Residential field trips are popular with some teachers because the experience of staying away from home provides an environment where children can grow in self confidence and awareness of the needs of others.
Providers
Notable providers of field trips within the UK include:
"Field trip"