CHAPTER ONE

                                             INTRODUCTION

Background to the problem

Biology is a vast subject containing many different topics but as a general overview it can be classified as the study of life and living organisms. As a school subject it has to be one of the more interesting lessons because it looks at how the natural world has developed to be the way it is today from genetics and the human body to photosynthesis and the structure of leaves. Biology is taught with the effective methodological approaches. Field trips can be considered as one the three avenues through which biology can be taught, namely, through formal classroom teaching, practical work and field trips. (Duvall, 2011)

          Wikipedia (2014) defined field trip or excursion as a journey by a group of people to place away from their normal environment. The purpose of the trip is usually observation for education, non-experimental research or to provide student with experiences outsider their everyday activities. The use of field trip in teaching and learning helps to bring about effective and efficient learning in biology Popular field trip sites include zoos, nature centres, hospitals, amusement park, science museums, and factories.

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