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Virtual Field Trips
Nickelodeon teamed up with two astronauts on the International Space Station to demonstrate how slime reacts to microgravity and had kids reproduce those same demonstrations back here on Earth. It makes for an amazing 15-minute virtual field trip.
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The San Diego Zoo site for kids includes live animal video cams and stories, as well as a variety of printable activities and online games.
Watch the Georgia Aquarium's voyager livecam for look at a variety of fish species, and don't forget to wait for the whale shark!
Go for an underwater adventure with the Seattle Aquarium's 30 minute video tour of their facilities.
Farm Fresh 360 allows you to immerse yourself in Canadian farm and food tours—from raising pigs to making milk and cheese.
The Nature Conservancy offers 11 virtual field trips that allow students to do everything from exploring a coastal rainforest while in a canoe to unlocking the secrets of coral reefs in the Dominican Republic. Each video is about 45 minutes long.
This virtual field trip from Great Lakes Now has three components: coastal wetlands, algae, and lake sturgeon. Each video is a quick five minutes.
Discovery Education hosts a variety of virtual events —each with a companion guide with hands-on learning activities. Current offerings include Teaching with Testimony, NFL Play 60, and Tundra Connections (AKA fun with polar bears).
Take a virtual field trip to Ellis Island, the former immigration inspection station in New York Harbor that is also home to the Statue of Liberty.
