Morgan Cardin

Kelly Stout

EDUC 224

Portfolio Artifact and Reflection

10 December 2017

For my reflection, I chose to reflect on the Field Trip Project. It was a great learning

experience to plan a trip for my future students and I really learned how much time and energy it

takes to plan a full experience for students. It follows InTASC standard 9 (Standard 9:

Professional Learning and Ethical Practice—The teacher engages in ongoing professional

learning and uses evidence to continually evaluate his/her practice, particularly the effects of

his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the

community), and adapts practice to meet the needs of each learner). It shows that as a teacher, if

I do not plan an event with every possible outcome, and every possible worst case scenario, then

something majorly bad could very well happen. I did not realize how much planning it takes to

plan a fun trip to the zoo for any age group.

 Artifact:

For this field trip assignment, I have planned a day for my 5th grade science classes to go to the

Indianapolis Zoo Aquarium to learn about the aquatic life. There is a total of 54 students, 2

teachers, 4 parents, and the bus driver. The students will be put into groups of 9 and we will all

tour together with each parent/teacher responsible for their group. Permission slips will be

handed out prior to the field trip with parent signature and shirt size for each student.

Cost including T-shirt, admission, provided Student: $20 $1080 total

sack lunch: Parent: $25 $150 total

Bus Driver: $10/hour, .50/mile $80 + $70

total

Date: November 22, 2017

Allergies: Epi pens for 2 students are in the bags of the

students, student with peanut butter allergy

has a sack lunch from home

Itinerary: 8:00 students are in home room waiting for

bus

8:30 bus has arrived

9:00 all students have permission slips, T-

shirts on, lunches packed, folder of

assignments and pencil in bag

10:30 students arrive in Indianapolis

11:00 dolphin show

 12:30 students meet at picnic tables for lunch

1:00 students explore aquarium

2:00 students get on bus

3:30 students arrive at school with pre-

arranged rides home

Pre-Field Trip Assignment KWL chart about aquarium

Post-Field Trip Assignment Recording Sheet

Animal Study Page

1 page paper about what they learned

BONUS 1 page paper about one animal they

observed
Indiana State Standards:

Life Science (LS)

5.LS.1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers,
and the environment.
5.LS.2 Observe and classify common Indiana organisms as producers, consumers, decomposers, or
predator and prey based on their relationships and interactions with other organisms in their
ecosystem.
5.LS.3 Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their
senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.