Virtual+Field+Trips

What are virtual field trips? > Virtual field trips are interactive web-based experiences that guide students through an exploration of content about themes, such as a specific place or time. Virtual field trips boost students’ reading comprehension skills, expose them to different cultures and environments and are a great way to engage and encourage technology integration in the classroom - whatever the subject matter may be!



Plimoth Plantation- Scholastic's New Plimoth Plantation tours- Tour the Village, Tour the Wampanoag Homesite and Tour the Plimoth Plantation

Visit a real castle in Wales, England: [|Warwick Castle].

After reading the Magic Tree House book, Mummies in the Morning, visit Egypt for a tour of the [|Pyramids]!
 * Inside the White House
 * White House Public Tour
 * [|Alaska Virtual Field Trip Lessons]
 * [|Polar Bear Cam in Canada]

[|U.S. Capitol Building Virtual Tour]

Go to Washington D.C. to see the [|Lincoln Monument] and [|Washington Monument!]

Go on an [|African Safari!]

Travel to California and stood on the [|Golden][|Gate][|Bridge]!

Take a [|virtual walk across] the bridge!

Go to [|Monticello] to visit [|Thomas Jefferson]

Go see the Statue of Liberty! See the[| torch], the [|crown,] and a LIVE view of New York from [|Ellis Island!]

Travel back in time to [|Jamestown!]

See the National Museum of Natural History! Check it out: [] 25 Awesome Virtual Learning Experiences Online  [|7 Wonders Panoramas] – 360-degree views of the Seven Wonders of the World.

 [|Arounder Virtual Tour of the Moon] – 360-degree panoramic views of the moon, courtesy of the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions. (Many other Earth locations also available on [|arounder.com] .)

 [|Frissiras Museum] – A virtual art gallery from Athens, Greece that allows you to explore paintings by clicking through their entire collection.

 [|Google Earth] – Explore the geography of both land and sea (free download).

 [|Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Vital Signs: Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases] – A virtual gallery teaching about heart disease.

 [|Louvre Virtual Tour] – Virtual tour of the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris.

 [|Mount St. Helens 360] – See how the volcano Mount St. Helens changed in the three-year span between 2003 and 2006 with these 360-degree panoramas.

 [|Mount Vernon Virtual Mansion Tour] – Virtual tour of George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon.

 [|The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago] – Enjoy 360-degree views of galleries showcasing Egyptian, Assyrian, Mesopotamian and Persian cultures

 [|Rare Book Room] – A virtual library that allows you to not only view but read hundreds of rare and historical copies of books, from Shakespeare to Galileo.

 [|Smithsonian National Museum of National History Virtual Tour] – Take a virtual walking tour of the entire Smithsonian National Museum of National History.

 [|Smithsonian National Museum of National History Dinosaur Tour] – A virtual tour of dinosaur fossils.

 [|Smithsonian National Museum of National History Dinosaur Dig] – An interactive virtual paleontological dig for dinosaur bones.

 [|Supreme Court Tour] – A 360-degree exploration of the U.S. Supreme Court building.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Taj Mahal Virtual Tour] – Virtual tour of the Taj Mahal, featuring 360-degree panoramas.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Tour of Colonial Williamsburg] – A virtual tour of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|UAE Interact Virtual Museum] – A virtual museum exploring the history of the United Arab Emirates through ancient artifacts like stoneware, jewelry, weapons, tools and coins.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|US Capitol Virtual Tour] – Virtual tour of the US Capitol, with clickable areas to learn more about the building’s history.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|A Virtual Journey into the Universe] – Explore our solar system with a variety of interactive tools (no jokes about what lies in the interior of Uranus).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Virtual Museum of Iraq] – Discover the history of Iraq through eight museum halls full of artifacts.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|The Virtual Museum of Traditional Japanese Arts] – Wander down virtual hallways to explore traditional Japanese arts, from fine arts to martial arts.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Virtual Tour of Rio de Janeiro] – An amazing 3-D aerial virtual tour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Visible Body] – Detailed, dynamic 3-D views of all the systems in the human body (7-day free trial).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Virtual Worlds Almanac] – A guide to online “virtual worlds,” most with educational value.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Life-Size Blue Whale] – Feel what it’s like to swim alongside a blue whale. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">

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