Annotated Virtual Field Trips
Please explore some of the following links to see how Virtual Field Trips can be organized and implemented.
1. Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception
San Francisco California
San Francisco California
- http://www.exploratorium.edu/
- The Exploratorium does not explicitly offer virtual field trips but their wealth of online and interactive resources lend themselves well to science exploration. Teachers can easily use the hundred of resources located under the Explore tab to support science learning virtually in the classroom and encourage students to explore, explain and extend their thinking. This site is especially useful for teacher created virtual field trips.
2. LearNZ
- http://www.learnz.org.nz
- This is a programme of free virtual field trips taking students to remote places all over New Zealand, Antarctica and beyond.
- It is free to join and has a quick tutorial page that explains how to get started with using the VFTs.
3. National Geographic: Virtual World: Antarctica
- This site allows students to explore with National Geographic's Crittercams, cameras worn by wild animals. Students can build a Crittercam, play games, watch videos, see pictures, and more.
4. Canadian Museum of Nature: Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare
- http://nature.ca/ukaliq/index_e.cfm
- On this site, students can get up close and personal with one of Canada's wild creatures--the Arctic Hare. This is a great way for students to get information on an animal that they could they present to their classmates.
5. The Lascaux Caves
- http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/?lng=en#/fr/02_00.xml
- "The discovery of the monumental Lascaux cave in 1940 brought with it a new era in our knowledge of both prehistoric art and human origins. Today, the cave continues to feed our collective imagination and to profoundly move new generations of visitors from around the world."
6. Cosmos: A Spacetime Oddessy
- Space movies, such as COSMOS, are applicable to planning VFTs and can be applied throughout the inquiry process. When used to support units of study, science movies may prompt student questions, inquiry and motivation to learn more about scientific concepts.
7. Machu Picchu Virtual Tour on youvisit.com
- The images associated with this virtual tour are made of the high-resolution pictures every taken at the UNESCO Heritage site. Incredibly photography combined with clear descriptions and stunning virtual tours make this is a must see site.