Virtual Field Trips Resource List

The world is at your fingertips- it's just a click away. Need some inspiration for spring doldrums? Sneak in a couple of virtual field trips:

Virtual Field Trips
Internet Classrooms
Virtual Tours

ADDITIONAL VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP LINKS
You can learn more about virtual field trips with these links to field trips:

• John Muir Exhibit This exhibit by the Sierra Club offers the concise story of Muir's life, writings, and works. It includes sounds, video, and text.
• Secrets of Easter Island This is a beautiful Web site put together by Nova and PBS. It includes a tour of the island and the game Move a Megalith.
• Virtual Geologic Field Trip to Griffith Park If you're interested in geology and earthquakes, take a look at this site. It was developed for use on its own or as an introduction to an actual field trip to Griffith Park in Los Angeles.
• Explore the Estuary If your students are studying the tides, ocean, or water dwellers, this is an excellent site. It includes video tours.
• The JASON Project This many-faceted site hopes to "put the thrill of discovery back into the classroom." It offers several different trips, including one that follows a crew living aboard the space station.
• Reach the World Sail around the world on a 43-foot sailboat, and meet the crew who did it. You'll find separate centers for teachers and students.
• PolarHusky.com This site chronicles the dogsledding expeditions made especially to educate the children of the world.
• GOALS: Global Online Adventure Learning Educators developed this Web site to "intrigue you with the adventures, the sciences, the technologies and the underlying laws of nature that make them possible."
• Virtual Field Trips If you're looking for a museum trip, here's a list of several available on the Web.
• Virtual Field Trips Here's another site where you can create your own field trip or try out other teachers' efforts.

Plan a Virtual Field Trip
These websites are a great start to bringing the rest of the world into your classroom.

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I'd love to hear if you incorporate virtual field trips into your homeschooling!

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