noun
field trip; educational visit
Typically a school-organized outing for social studies or general learning, often to museums, factories, or public facilities.
来週、社会科見学で消防署に行きます。
Next week we're going to the fire station on a field trip.
社会科見学のしおりを配ります。
I'll hand out the field trip guidebook.
遠足 is a more general school excursion or outing, often recreational, while 社会科見学 specifically implies an educational visit tied to social studies or learning objectives.
修学旅行 is a longer school trip, typically overnight and to distant destinations, whereas 社会科見学 is usually a shorter, local day trip.
Compound of 社会科 (social studies) + 見学 (observation/study visit). The term is a straightforward modern educational expression.