Camping trips can teach your children about survival skills and the environment at the same time. They can learn how to build a fire and find food in the wild if they are separated from today's modern conveniences. Students can learn how to mark a trail for hiking to help them find their way back to a campsite after a day in the woods. They can also learn how to identify animals by their footprints in the mud or sand.
A trip to the ocean might seem to be purely entertaining and have little educational value, but that is not true. When at the beach, your children can learn about waves and what causes them. They can discover the patterns of tides and learn about the sea life that comes from the ocean onto the shore. While at the beach, go on a boat ride andlook for sea life such as dolphins or sea turtles.
Just like a beach trip, a visit to a theme park can be both entertaining and educational. After riding on that triple looping roller coaster, ask your children to find out what keeps them in their seats. Yes, there is the lap bar, but aiding that are centrifugal and centripetal forces. Your children can also discover factors that contribute to acceleration such as the angle of decline and weight of the roller coaster car that they are riding in. Encourage your children to learn more about the science of amusement park rides when you return home by taking out books from the library or searching for information on the Internet.
Take a trip to the zoo to learn about various types of animals. Your children can learn how animals survive in the wild by reading information in front of the exhibits and listening during tours led by the zoo staff. They can find out what animals are native to different continents and the ways that those animals socialize with each other in the wild. You children can also learn about the importance of preserving the environment to ensure the existence of the animals they see at the zoo.
Take a trip to a foreign country. After graduating high school, some students decide to backpack in a foreign country or region, such as Europe. High schoolers are not the only ones who will benefit from learning about foreign society. Take your school-aged children overseas and expose them to the cultures they may have read about in school. If your child is learning a foreign language, this might give her a chance to test her skills.