The Museum of We The People, the Constitution Center serves as a “headquarters for civic education.” Check out the Interactive Constitution section, and be sure to watch the virtual tour.
This living history museum provides a look into life in an early American community. The Colonial Williamsburg website offers eight different webcams, featuring areas such as the tavern, the armoury, and the market house.
Versailles: You can tour historic French palace Versailles using Google Arts and Culture. Plus, to plan a social studies lesson around the field trip, you can use the accompanying articles and videos.
Want to enhance a unit on immigration at the turn of the century? Look no further than this virtual field trip to Ellis Island, the former immigration inspection station in New York Harbor that is also home to the Statue of Liberty. Ellis Island: This interactive resource from Scholastic and the National Parks Service can (virtually) take students back in time to Ellis Island in the 20th century. Learn about the island’s historical significance along with the stories of modern-day young immigrants.
Tour of the Titanic: This video from Bright Side takes students on an immersive tour of the Titanic. Learn all about the factors behind this historic tragedy and what the ocean liner looked like before it sank.
Virtually visit Turn Back the Clock, a museum exhibit that ran for two years at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Through compelling personal stories, innovative interactive media, and pop culture artifacts, the exhibit takes guests through seven decades of history—from the dawn of the nuclear age to significant policy questions our leaders face today.
Take a visit to the National WWII Museum’s exhibit on the Manhattan Project. Find a video virtual tour as well as lesson plans, essays, and other resources.
See one of the wonders of the world with this amazing, thousands-year old fortification system known the world over. This virtual tour has three options for touring the ancient structure: Jinshaling to Simatai, watchtower, and winter.
Most of us recognize the giant stone statues of Easter Island, but what’s the story behind them? Nova’s online adventure “Secrets of Easter Island” delves into the mystery with a virtual tour. “The Secrets of Easter Island” Tour: What were the people who made the moai head megaliths like, why did they create them, and where did this lost civilization go? Uncover the answers to these and many more exciting questions through the virtual tour of Easter Island.
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Ancient Greece: If you’re learning about Greek mythology in class this year, pair your lessons with an insightful tour through historians’ vision of Ancient Greece.
Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China: Your school might not quite have the budget for a trip to the Great Wall of China, but that doesn’t mean your students can’t see it for themselves. This panoramic tour allows you to walk through one of the oldest and most historically significant wonders of the world.