Virtual Field Trips
Aquariums:
The Georgia Aquarium is currently closed but is offering free livestreams of select animals for students and families to watch. Additionally, the aquarium is offering a ‘fact of the day’ with various animals that offers and educational aspect to their website. Allowing students to watch the webcams and explore around the website will allow them to learn new and fun facts and feel as if they are getting out and not stuck in the house!
https://www.scaquarium.org/virtualvisits
The South Carolina Aquarium is offering free virtual visits and nature challenges for families and children to tune in and watch and participate in from their homes due to the current closures. Families can tune in on weekdays at 10 a.m. EST on facebook and again at 1 p.m. Families will have the opportunity to become digital explorers and discover South Carolina's habitats. This is a fun way to get students engaged in new learning about South Carolina's underwater creatures!
http://samuraivirtualtours.com/example/nadc/index.html
The National Aquarium in Washington D.C. is offering a virtual map-view of the aquarium you can access right from home! You are able to actually do a tour of the whole aquarium with the virtual resource that they have provided. There is a map and instructions to guide you and options to click and see your favorite animals at the aquarium.
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is offering live web cams that allows families and students to tune in throughout the day to see what the animals are doing. The cams are offered certain times throughout the day and it allows you to observe and watch the many behaviors of the different animals. This is a very engaging way for families to incorporate science in their days at home!
Zoos:
https://www.discoveryeducation.com/learn/tundra-connections/
This Discovery Education site allows students to watch Polar Bears in the Tundra. Since 2010, Discovery Education has teamed up with the Polar Bears International to hose a series of learning experiences to engage students and spark an interest in the study of an Arctic habitat. Students will learn about the Arctic ecosystems, adaptations, sea ice habitat, climate change, and more through a question and answer. The experience takes approximately 30 minutes white the Q&A parts 1 and 2 take approximately 30 minutes. The website gives great pre-viewing and post-viewing activities for different grade levels k-4.
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is offering live web cams that allows families and students to tune in at any time to check out what the animals are doing. The institute offers 5 different web cams to choose from based out of the Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. This allows families and students to spend time familiarizing the different actions, behaviors, and routines the animals are in.
https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/
The Houston Zoo is offering live web cams from 7 A.M.- 7 P.M. CST with 7 different animals that are living at the zoo. This gives viewers the opportunities to see the many different habitats that the zoo offers and how the animals reside. This also allows families and students to spend time familiarizing the different actions, behaviors, and routines the animals are in. https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/
This virtual experience is a live camera feed of a giant panda at the Zoo Atlanta. After viewing the video footage, there is a separate link that has easy-to-use lessons that range in content and age level. There are also daily panda updates that students can read about.
https://explore.org/livecams/polar-bears/polar-bear-ouwehand-twin-cubs-cam-2
This live camera feed is on the polar bears in the Ouwehand Zoo’s tundra exhibit in Rehen, Netherlands. There are two polar bear cubs, born in 2014, that play with their mother and grandmother. The website also gives useful information like the weather in that area. There are also many videos to watch of the bears both in mediation and off season. There is a comment section with a community of people watching the polar bears.
Explore.org is offering live camera feeds of many different places and things that will peak your interest and keep you engaged. You can pick between 102 different live streams such as; African Wildlife, Oceans, Hummingbirds, and the beach. This is great for those who love to watch and observe different kinds of animals and different places. They also offer tabs where you can click and see the weather and interesting facts based on what you are watching. You can visit the beach without driving all the way to the beach!
Museums:
This website allows students to take a virtual tour through the Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History. Visitors will take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits within the museum. Students can view permanent, current, and past exhibits through the virtual tour.
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/natural-history-museum
This google site allows students to explore the Natural History Museum which is a world-class visitor attraction and leading research center. The interactive experience lets students dive into 80 million specimens with unique features such as museum research in a short film, galleries in 360 degrees google street view, and tours of ten new exhibits.
http://www.samrohn.com/360-panorama/museum-of-natural-history-new-york-city/
Sam Rohn 360 Photography is offering a 360 virtual tour of the Museum of Natural History in New York City. This gives families and students the opportunity to tour the museum without having to travel to New York. While virtually touring the museum, you can also read about all the cool and interesting things you see! This is a great way to peak students interests of what is shown in the museum and inspire them to research and learn more. This is a great way to gain more knowledge on our natural history.
Art Museums:
The Vatican- http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html
The Louvre- https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
-Right now, field trips are a thing of the past with everything going on, however, learning about other cultures, history, art, and various other subjects through field trips does not have to stop. The Louvre museum offers a great and engaging virtual tour to show off some of their most popular and historic collections. This is great for students looking to learn more, who are interested in French culture and/or history, who like Paris, who are learning about art or France, or who simply want to take a virtual tour of one of the most well-known museums in the world.
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art?hl=en
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-museum-of-modern-and-contemporary-art-korea?hl=en
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/los-angeles-county-museum-of-art?hl=en
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris?hl=en
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/moma-the-museum-of-modern-art?hl=en
https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/pergamon/m05tcm?hl=en
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-portrait-gallery
https://static.museothyssen.org/microsites/exposiciones/2020/Rembrandt/index.htm
Historic Places:
Mount Vernon- https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/the-mansion/mansion-virtual-tour/
This website allows students to virtually tour the George Washington Mount Vernon estate, which is one of the most iconic homes in the world. The tour had 360 degree panoramic images of every major room, such as the upper garden, kitchen, and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the study of George Washington. There are also some rooms that are not always open to the public that are visible with the virtual tours. Each tour also includes clickable points of interest where the viewer can learn more about artwork, objects, architectural elements, buildings, furniture, books, and more. The site also contains videos from Mount Vernon’s character interpreters, curators, and experts who know the most about the objects, architecture, and landscapes featured in the virtual tours.
http://www.panoramas.dk/7-wonders/
Panoramas.dk is offering full panoramas of the 7 Wonder of the World. This is a great way to teach students and even adults about the 7 Wonders of the world and their importance. You can see a full view of all of their breathtaking beauty! This is will peak students interest and make them wonder more about them. They may even want to go visit them one day!
Ellis Island- http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm
National Museum of Anthropology/Mexico City- https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-national-museum-of-anthropology-mexico-city-ziko-van-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en
The Great Wall Of China- https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
This website allows students to virtually tour China’s most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China. Commonly considered a wonder of the world, the Great Wall has a history of over 2,000 years and stretches more than 3,000 miles across northern China. It is one of the most impressive ancient structures of our world. This is a great way to view an important aspect of a foreign country and expand student’s knowledge of Chinese infrastructure.
The Blarney Castle- https://www.virtualvisittours.com/blarney-castle/
Google Arts & Culture if offering a 360 virtual tour of the Eiffel Tower located in Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower is a very popular and historic place to visit. Since there is not an option to actually travel to the Eiffel Tower, this virtual tour allows you to do it from home. This is a great way for students to learn about the significance of the Eiffel Tower and see the beautiful views that it offers from the top.
Pompeii, Italy - https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7489468,14.4848331,3a,75y,217.27h,79.14t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1e-bu_kis-dL1BnVGZhDdw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
Science:
Mars- https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/#
Access Mars is offering a WebVR Experience that allows students and families to discover and explore the real surface of Mars. This is made possible by NASA's Curiosity rover. The intro demonstrates and tells you how this was all made possible by NASA. After the Intro, you are able to click through the terrain on Mars and read about the Curiosity Mission. You can also travel to different mission sites. This is a great learning experience to learn more about Mars and the Curiosity mission.
https://www.nasa.gov/glennvirtualtours
This link takes you to NASA Glenn virtual tours which lets you get an inside look at the research center’s facilities. The site gives ten virtual tours, such as the supersonic wind tunnel, lunar operations laboratory, ballistics impact lab, and space environments complex. When you select a tour you can tap on the icons to view videos, images, and see testing in action.
https://www.boeingfutureu.com/virtual-field-trip
This website lets you bring the real world into the classroom, or your homes, by taking students on a journey to places outside their city, country, or even planet. The videos allow students to see how innovation and creativity bring success in a STEM career. Students are able to explore the latest engineering, technology, and manufacturing at Boeing.
https://catalogue.museogalileo.it/
Experience Disney Roller Coasters:
www.sharpproductions.tv/category/disney-world/
This link will take you to video footage of Disney theme park rides in Toy Story Land and Magic Kingdom. See Riders perspective on Crush ‘n’ Gusher at Typhoon Lagoon water park or sail high into the sky with Peter Pan passing many unforgettable scenes from the famous Disney animated film. Kids can even experience the new Slinky Dog Dash at Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
www.sharpproductions.tv/category/disneyland-resort/disneyland-park/
www.youtube.com/channel/UCo83OnV1SoOZHPQd1UNMx-g
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaSG8acR0VSvOF76nGBrNFQmADaI8SYBq