Field trips for educational purposes are most effective with prior planning, a well-designed itinerary, and mechanisms to hold students accountable for gathering and processing their educational information and experiences.
This 54 page Journey Journal: Washington, DC and Nearby Historic Sites provides a format and mechanism for this process. The book provides the structure and journal writing prompts many students need to learn the process of thoughtful reflective journaling, a lost art for many persons in our text messaging society.