field trip

as in excursion
a trip to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something We took a class field trip to the power plant.

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Recent Examples of field trip The adorable animals have attracted millions of visitors to the National Zoo, ranging from first families to school field trips. Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025 As the city’s only Black owner of a talent agency, Paige Thomas has dedicated herself to personally training the children in her program which offers coaching, field trips, and guest speakers. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025 Local children that visit the museum on field trips are likely to have seen content from the history museum on TikTok, Instagram or Youtube before their first visit. Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025 Group visits and educational field trips are welcome and can be scheduled by calling 407-396-8644, Ext. 2. Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for field trip 

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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20trip. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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