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Students and Parents, please take this opporuntiy at home to still explore the World and History. Below are links to various websites that offer exploration opportunities or live webcams.
Historical Sites & Museums
- Anne Frank House: Secret Annex
- The Alamo
- Galapagos Islands
- National WWII Museum: Manhattan Project
- Ellis Island
- Red Square in Russia
- Taj Mahal
- Pyramids
- Buckingham Palace
- Vatican
- The White House
- Great Wall Of China
- Museo Galileo
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence Italy
- The Louvre
- Pergamon Museum, Berlin
- MASP, São Paulo
- Guggenheim Museum, New York
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: The MET
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- British Museum, London
- Colonial Williamsburg: living history museum featuring areas such as the tavern, the armoury, and the market house
- The Museum of We The People: National Constitution Center
- Boston Children’s Museum
- The Smithsonian Museum
Science & Exploration
- Africam: Safari Webcam
- Discovering Ancient Egypt
- Discovery Education offers free virtual field trips complete with companion guides and hands-on learning activities
- Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover
- NASA is offering a slew of STEM activities for grades K- 4
- Old Faithful Geyser live-stream
- Son Doong Cave in Vietnam by National Geographic
- The Great Lakes Virtual Field Trip
- The Nature Conservancy offers virtual field trips for students to do everything from exploring a coastal rain forest to unlocking the secrets of coral reefs
- Turn Back the Clock: Virtual Tour
- We Choose the Moon
Farms
Aquariums Tours/Cams
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"UNDERWATER" ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES
- Take a Virtual Field Trip Lesson Plan
- Aquarium Field Trip Worksheet Freebie
- Research your favorite sea animal and make a presentation.
- Watch Finding Nemo or Finding Dory. Identify the types of sea creatures in the movie.
- Watch Disneynature’s Oceans
Zoo Cams/Tours/ Activities
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WILDLIFE CURRICULUM
Try one of these resources to add to your virtual field trip experience.
- Virtual Field Trip Guide
- Free Zoo Field Trip Questions
- World Wildlife Federation’s “Wild Classroom” – They have 5 “days” of activites set up. There are also 9 educational toolkits currently available.
- National Wildlife Federation Lesson Plans and Webinars – broken up by topic and specifies appropriate grade level.
- Free Digital Versions of Ranger Rick Magazines – Through June 2020.
- Animal Books you can read or have read to you online
- Teacher Guides and Saving a Species Video Series + teacher toolkit from SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.
MORE Zoo Fun Activities or Social Media Connections
- Baton Rouge Zoo (USA)
- Virtual Adventures on Facebook @brecsbrzoo
- Bronx Zoo (USA)
- Videos on Social Media @BronxZoo
- Remote Learning Resources
- Chester Zoo (UK)
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (USA)
- “Abnormally Normal” Video Series (Facebook)
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (USA)
- Home Safaris daily at 3pm ET on Facebook
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (USA)
- Daily Virtual Classrooms on Facebook at 11am ET @ClevelandMetroparksZoo.
- Columbus Zoo (USA)
- Cotswold Wildlife Park (UK)
- Animal Update Videos (Facebook)
- Denver Zoo (USA)
- “Zoo to You” Facebook Lives weekdays at 3pm ET @DenverZoo
- More Videos on Denver Zoo Youtube channel
- El Paso Zoo (USA)
- Animal Videos on Facebook @ElPasoZoo
- Fort Worth Zoo (USA)
- “Keeper Chats” on Facebook Live @FortWorthZoo
- Gatorland Zoo (USA)
- “School of Croc” lives at 10am ET on Facebook
- Indianapolis Zoo (USA)
- Videos on the Indianapolis Zoo Facebook page
- Maryland Zoo (USA)
- Behind the Scenes on Your Screen – learn about Zoo Jobs
- “Zoo to You” Facebook Lives Weekdays 11am ET
- Minnesota Zoo (USA)
- Updates on Facebook @MNZoo
- Learning Corner – Activities and downloadable curriculum for grades 1-12.
- North American Bear Center (USA)
- Omaha Zoo (USA)
- “Do the Zoo at Home“
- Facebook updates and videos @OmahaZoo
- St. Louis Zoo (USA)
- #BringtheStlZootoYou Videos on Facebook
- Toledo Zoo (USA)
- #ZooOpenOnline with Facebook Lives and YouTube Videos.
- Tulsa Zoo (USA)
- “Zoo School” Facebook Lives (Mondays 11am ET) + random story times and craft videos.
- Archived Live Videos + themed activities for kids that go with each video.
- Virginia Zoo (USA)
- “Virtual Voyage” daily at 2pm on Facebook
- Videos bringing the Zoo to you on YouTube
- Downloadable Activities
- Augmented Reality Zoo Tour (via Zappar App)
- Woodland Park Zoo (USA)
- Updates on the Woodland Park Facebook page
- Zoo Montana (USA)
- Updates on Facebook @ZooMontana
- Learning Resources: Activities and Printables
- ZooAmerica (USA)
- Facebook Live Q&As – Weekdays 11am ET @ZooAmerica
ZOO Cams
- Montana Zoo (USA)
- Woodland Park Zoo (USA)
- Tallinn Zoo (Estonia)
- St. Louis Zoo (USA)
- Omaha Zoo (USA)
- North American Bear Center (USA)
- Maryland Zoo (USA)
- Indianapolis Zoo (USA)
- El Paso Zoo (USA)
- Cotswold Wildlife Park (UK)
- Columbus Zoo (USA)
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (USA)
- Oakland Zoo (USA)
- Bronx Zoo (USA)
- Baton Rouge Zoo (USA)
- Victoria Zoo (Australia)
- Paignton Zoo (UK)
- Marwekk Zoo (UK)
- Dublin Zoo (Ireland)
- Edinburgh Zoo (Scotland)
- Alaska Zoo (USA)
- Greenville Zoo (USA)
- Chattanooga Zoo (USA)
- The National Zoo (USA)
- Detroit Zoo (USA)
- Reid Park Zoo (USA)
- Elmwood Park Zoo (USA)
- Milwaukee County Zoo (USA)
- Philadelphia Zoo (USA)
- Atlanta Zoo (USA)
- Kansas City Zoo (USA)
- Houston Zoo (USA)
- San Diego Zoo (USA)
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Resources:
https://adventuresinfamilyhood.com/20-virtual-field-trips-to-take-with-your-kids.html
https://www.weareteachers.com/best-virtual-field-trips/
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135714/virtual-field-trips/
https://aeasteam.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/0/8/23081994/interactivewebsitesforvirtualfieldtrips.pdf