THINGS TO BRING FOR A FIELDTRIP

Talk to the teacher/lecturer/guide to find out what you'll need. Ask what you will need on the field trip (and what you won't need). Also, write a list of the things you want to bring personally. Once that is done, cross out anything that wouldn't make sense to bring and add anything that you forgot.

    

• Choose a suitable backpack. It'll need to be large enough to fit everything but still the right size and weight for you to manage. If you're buying it for the first time, get the retail assistant to help you load bags and walk around with them on, to get a feel for the bag plus weight. If must be a tolerable weight if you're walking a lot or doing a lot of physical activities.
• Pack the right clothing: If you are not sure what the weather would be like for your trip, be prepared for the best and the worst weather. Or, you can just check the weather online or in your local newspaper. Don’t forget to bring some additional clothing.
• Remember all of your toiletries: You will always need toiletries so make sure you have shampoo, conditioner, soap, shower gel, sponge, toothbrush, toothpaste, brush, and comb. Some girls will need feminine hygiene products, so pack a few even if you're not on it or haven't gotten it.
• Bring something to keep you busy. You may get bored on the journey there so here are some ideas: DS, PSP, MP3 player or even a book.
• Bring a fun pack. A fun pack usually includes a pen/pencil and a piece of paper. Then you can bring pocket-sized fun items, such as clay, a mini flashlight, or even your own food (if you are allowed). You can bring in whatever you want, as long as it fits inside a pocket-sized container. If you're going to be security checked, like in the CNN Center, don't bring it. Remember share some things with your classmates.
• Bring some extra things you want to bring. You should bring a water bottle and a snack for the ride. Bring a light jacket just in case, if later on in the day it gets chilly.
• Pack sensibly. Put your lunch at the bottom of your bag to keep it cool, then put the extra snack on top, then put the rain jacket, then the camera, then the cardigan then the water bottle tucked down the side so you have it handy, but your keeping it cool, then the notebook and the pen (put the pen in the spiral bind if there is one), then the bug spray, chapstick and sunscreen. Put the hat and sunglasses on, but keep a space at the top of the bag to put it in if you want to take them off. The idea of packing like this is to keep food and drink cool, but keep drinks handy, then protect the camera by putting it between clothes, then having notebooks, pens, sunscreen and bug spray handy at the top. It is best to keep the side pockets, if there is any, free of things in them in case someone takes them. They might even take sunscreen or bug spray because they might not have any and may not be nice enough a person to ask you to borrow some. 

So, those are some tips that might help you out during your preparation for a school trip.