Planning a Class Trip
This ICT starter idea written by teachers, for teachers, describes
how students could use ICT to design and plan a trip, including equipment/food lists, budgets, and organisational aspects.
Curriculum reference
Mathematics – numerical literacy (looking at spreadsheets)
Prerequisites
- To be able use a spreadsheet
- To be able to use email/phone/fax
- To be able to follow a planning process
Resources
- A spreadsheet program
- Access to email/phone/fax
- Printer
Possible context
Social Studies – how people organise themselves and use their leisure/recreational time
Suggested process
- Send out initial letter to parents.
- Brainstorm all the possible places where the class could go.
- Select realistic ones.
- Brainstorm and sequence the things that need to be planned out.
- Research costs using phone/etc. and create a budget using a spreadsheet.
- Research comparison costs for alternative venues, equipment, food, etc.
- Decide on the most cost effective options and communicate these to parents.
Other suggestions
- Planning school camps
- Design a structure for planning school trips that can be used for all trips.
- Do a RAMS (Risk Assessment Management System) assessment on the trip.
- Price other events (for example, a meal, a family holiday).
Authors
Rob Clarke robclarke@xtra.co.nz
Janet Ackerley room4@richmond.school.nz
October 2000
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