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Most of us either have our kidlets at home or have friends and family that do. Here are some of my favorites virtual tours that might help with that stay at-home curriculum. Please comment if you know of some that will help parents (AND you) during this Covid-19 outbreak. I will continue to update

Colonial Williamsburg The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has always been at the forefront of interactive and interesting displays of American history, and they’ve embraced the Internet age as much as any museum in the country. They have a slate of excellent Electronic Field Trips that are offered free to the public on a rotating schedule.

Discovery Education Field Trips: Discovery Education offers a variety of free, interactive tours designed for elementary school students. From a behind-the-scenes look at the Library of Congress to a climbing expedition of Mt. Kilimanjaro, you can find plenty of tours to tie-in with your school curriculum.

“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 answer to these and many more exciting questions through the virtual tour of Easter Island.

Virtual Farm Tours: Learn more about the wonders of agriculture with your students through this panoramic tour of farms in Ontario. Your students can learn how dairy products are made, see farmers harvest fruit or eggs, and even explore specialty farms like an emu or deer ranch.

Google Lit Trips Google Lit Trips offer downloadable files that follow the journeys of characters from famous literature by using the power of maps from Google Earth. The service places markers at each milepost along the trips with pop-up windows that contain lots of resources for additional media, links to supplementary information about references in the work, and other interesting and compelling conversation starters. The site touts the ability of students to participate in stories in a three-dimensional way instead of simply reading the material. By following the travels of characters like Tom Joad in the Grapes of Wrath, students can gain an understanding of the surroundings and background on characters, and the times they are portrayed in. Virtual tours are available for kindergarten though college level students.

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.

Online Tour of the Louvre: 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 in class. Take your students on a cultural tour of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, nineteenth-century Romanticism paintings, and other breathtaking exhibits.

Take a Virtual Walk on Mars: With virtual tours, even the sky isn’t your limit. Thanks to NASA’s Curiosity rover, you and your students can explore the surface of Mars in a 360-degree view while learning about space exploration.

Monterey Bay Aquarium: This virtual tour allows students to go on a deep-sea adventure through exhibit webcams that allow students to watch sea creatures in real-time. Once you’ve studied the animals up close, the Monterey Bay Aquarium also provides this classroom resource page with activities, fact sheets, and games to play with your students.aZxXAZ

The Museo GalileoThe online catalog dedicated to the memory of the man who told us that the world was no longer flat contains more than 1,000 objects on permanent display, with many more being added. Users can see biographical information about important scientific luminaries like Galileo and the objects they discovered and invented, with interesting and thought-provoking animations and videos that demonstrate their usefulness and ingenuity. It’s a wonderful and well-designed website, sure to engage almost any visitor.

Mt. Everest Although Mount Everest is no longer considered the tallest mountain in the world, its name still conjures up a romantic notion of the ceiling of the earth. You can take your students on an interactive trip to Everest without leaving your classroom, complete with interactive panoramic views from the mountain, as well as text and video, of every stage of the arduous journey to the top of the world and back again. It’s a fascinating and compelling look at a place that’s almost universally known but that few people will ever get to visit, which makes it a perfect subject for a Virtual Field Trip.

NASA Ames Research Center NASA’s virtual field trip offers immersive multimedia information that’s sure to keep students interested and learning about our globe and man’s effort to leap its bounds into space. NASA’s website offers global views of Earth that resemble sites on Mars, and encourages students to learn about geologic conditions and common traits that increase knowledge of our world, and the worlds we might visit in the future.

The National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art is located in Washington DC, and was made possible by a bequest by financier and Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon to give his collection of art to the country for a museum. Since that core collection of 126 paintings and 26 sculptures, the Gallery has amassed one of the greatest collections of art in the country and the world. The Online portal of the Gallery offers tours and guides to specific collections, or simply has highlights of notable works collected for general interest viewing. It’s a great way to interest students in the importance of fine art in their lives.

Panoramas of the WorldPanoramas of the World offers online viewers super high definition interactive images of hundreds of interesting and important places in the world, including the world’s great cities, underwater locations, mountaintops, and other famous landscapes. One of the most interesting collections is the Seven Wonders of the World, where visitors can see The Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Christ the Redeemer, The Taj Mahal, The Colosseum, Petra in Jordan, and Chichen Itza. Each panorama offers interesting factual and historical information about each site with links to additional information if you’re especially interested in exploring it. It’s one of the most beautiful sites on the Internet.

San Diego Zoo: With this interactive website, you can take your kids to the San Diego Zoo no matter where you live! Students can learn exciting animal facts, explore exhibits in real time, and play fun games and activities.

The Smithsonian The Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian might be the most interesting assortment of artifacts anywhere in the world, and they offer a panoramic virtual tour at no charge to the public. Visitors navigate from room to room by using an interactive map. The self-guided tour is further enriched by designated hotspots on the screen that offer pop-ups to further explain displays and get a closer look. Exhibits like Ancient Seas, Fossil Mammals, Dinosaurs and many others are rendered in beautiful, high-definition interactive images with lots of interesting and compelling information. It’s a must-see website of a must-see museum.

Yellowstone National Park Virtual Field Trip: Yellowstone is one of the most popular and breathtaking national parks in the United States. With this virtual tour, you and your students can view landmarks like Old Faithful, the Mammoth Hot Springs, and the Fountain Paint Pot.

The White House The home of the President of the United States has a wonderful interactive tour called “Inside the White House”, which is excellent for elementary and middle school students to learn about the history and workings of American government in general, and the Executive Branch in particular. It showcases tours of the West Wing, the East Wing, the South Lawn, and the President’s residence quarters. There’s an interesting and informative slideshow of the Presidents along with pertinent information about their time in office. Any Civics or History class could benefit from a Virtual Field Trip to the White House.

This list is from areavibes:

Math

Max’s Fantastic Zoo: A virtual field trip that teaches K-2 students about animal shapes.

Lure of the Labyrinth: Pre-algebra students can improve their math skills by solving math puzzles in this virtual tour.

Math Virtual Field Trip: Grade 10 math students will get a better understanding of bridges and geometry through this virtual field trip.

Pythagorean Theorem Investigation: Virtual investigation of the Pythagorean Theorem for middle school students.

Science

English Language Arts

Social Studies

Art

Music

Health and Physical Education

Food Pyramid Virtual Trip: A virtual trip that helps children learn about the food pyramid.

Sports Museums of America: An online visit to the Sports Museums of America.

Foreign Language

Spanish Online Field Trips: Virtual field trips to Spanish-speaking countries around the world.

Virtual Field Trip to Spain: Teenagers can improve their Spanish language skills by taking this virtual field trip.

Paris Online Field Trip: On this virtual field trip, students will learn about the French language and culture.

Japan Virtual Field Trip: This online field trip helps students improve their knowledge of Japanese culture.

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