Virtual Field Trips
Explore Amazing Places in the World
Rappel into a crevasse, kayak through icebergs, and watch a glacier recede.
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Fly over an active volcano, explore a lava tube, and look out across volcanic cliffs.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Take a 360 degree virtual tour of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Gaze up at the night sky, ride horseback through a canyon, and see hoodoos up close.
Dive into a shipwreck, swim through the third-largest coral reef in the world, and tour a Civil War-era fort.
Geographical Virtual Field Trips
Join Dr. Alley and his team as they take you on "virtual tours" of National Parks and other location
Starting this week, you'll be able to tune into California State Parks PORTS Home Learning Programs from across California to access our precious natural resources without leaving the comfort of your own home.
Street View, by Google Maps, is a virtual representation of our surroundings on Google Maps, consisting of millions of panoramic images. Street View’s content comes from two sources - Google and contributors. Through our collective efforts, we enable people everywhere to virtually explore the world.
Explore Outer Space
With virtual tours, even the sky isn’t your limit. Thanks to NASA’s Curiosity rover, you can explore the surface of Mars in a 360-degree view while learning about space exploration.
The Digital Universe, developed by the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium, incorporates data from dozens of organizations worldwide to create the most complete and accurate 3-D atlas of the Universe from the local solar neighborhood out to the edge of the observable Universe.
Kids can explore over 60,000 stars, locate planets, and watch sunrises and solar eclipses. If you enter your location, you can see all the constellations that are visible in the night sky in your corner of the world.
Animal Cams
San Diego Zoo: Explore amazing videos, activities, and games. Baboons, penguins, panda, polar bears, koalas and so much more!
Watch Pandas at the Atlanta Zoo.
Explore the livecams at Monterey Bay Aquarium! Aviary, jellyfish, open sea, and penguins are just a few of the animal cams you'll explore!
Tune in to the Houston Zoo Webcams and enjoy a live look at animals that call the Houston Zoo home! See the herd of Asian elephants wander through their enormous habitat. Watch as giraffes nibble lettuce fed to them by guests at the feeding platform; you could join them on your next visit. See the rhinos roll in their mud puddle or the flamingos float next to a waterfall. See the chimpanzees interact with guests at their window or snooze in a hammock.
Go on a self guided virtual tour of the aquarium!
Farms and Manufacturing
Since 2012, the American Egg Board has partnered with Discovery Education to bring modern egg farms into today’s classrooms through Virtual Egg Farm Field Trips. Join America’s egg farmers in exploring their farms!
In these 360 tours you’ll see how milk is processed and how mozzarella cheese is made, you'll explore different types of farms and how cheese, milk, and eggs are processed.
Arts & Culture
The Louvre in Paris, France is one of the most renowned art galleries in the world and, by visiting their website, you can explore some of their exhibits right from home.
Google Arts and Culture: Street View
Step inside must-see museums around the world, go behind-the-scenes in key sporting locations and explore iconic monuments from every angle
11 Dramatic Virtual Tours of Stages Around the World
National Museum of Natural History
Explore the current exhibits at the National Museum of Natural History
This award-winning series of six short videos invites viewers around the world to virtually visit The Met's art and architecture in a fresh, immersive way. Created using spherical 360° technology, it allows viewers to explore some of the Museum's iconic spaces as never before.
Innovation / College and Career
Real-life professionals will share how they’ve succeeded in the industry and challenge students to set goals and explore career options to prepare them for the futures they envision.
Celebrate Manufacturing Day on your schedule with our three-part virtual day of learning designed to equip you with exciting activities to engage your students with the careers driving our future - now available on demand!
Teen Drive 360: Cars of the Future
Get an inside look at the innovation and teamwork that goes into designing each Toyota vehicle. Hear from engineers, mechanics and safety experts who explore the science behind safe driving every day.
Transport yourself into a Stanley Black & Decker Makerspace where making and doing is a way of life!
Working alongside the experts of the Stanley Black & Decker Makerspace, you will see and experience first-hand how math, science, technology, creativity and teamwork can lead to technological advancements in our everyday lives.
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP TO ARCONIC DAVENPORT
In this virtual tour of Arconic Davenport in Davenport, Iowa, experience high-tech robotics in action and meet the team that manufactures the wings of Air Force One
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP TO ARCONIC POWER AND PROPULSION
Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Arconic Power and Propulsion in Whitehall, Michigan to meet the team using STEM to build products that keep us safe when we fly.
How Nature Inspires 3M Science
What do gecko’s feet, spider legs, goose feathers and fireflies have in common? They are all features designed by nature that have inspired 3M innovations in science! Take your students on a Young Scientist Lab Virtual Field Trip to 3M World Headquarters, to explore how 3M scientists are using biomimicry to improve and invent new products for everything from healthcare to food science to adhesives.