By: Teeka Pete
Virtual field trips are a great way to expose kids to new places all from the comfort of home. In this age of technology, so many museums, zoos and aquariums have set up virtual tours and webcams of their facilities.Its super easy to visit awesome places from, your home!
In light of recent events, Parents are looking for something to do with their children. Even though we are social distancing we want to still provide our kids with culture and arts. Since travel is also on hold virtual field trips are currently the best fun and educational way to visit places virtually and keep “travel” going.
I’ve listed 20 virtual field trips that you can take with your kids. There are also lesson ideas, activities and book suggestions to extend the learning for each type of destination.
ART MUSEUMS
Visit some of the best art galleries in the world virtually. From Paris to New York to Amsterdam, kids can see priceless works of art from the world’s most famous artists.
Louvre Museum, Paris https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en
Brooklyn Museum https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/brooklyn-museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en
Uffizi Gallery, Florence Italy https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en
Google's Arts & Culture https://artsandculture.google.com/search/partner?em=m09c7w0&categoryid=place
ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES
Choose a favorite painting or sculpture and create a copycat piece of art.
Research an artist
Choose a piece of art to focus on. Describe it, tell why you chose it and how it makes you feel.
Choose 2 works of art to compare.
San Diego Zoo https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos
Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam https://youtu.be/_6wbfVWVk8Q
Smithsonian’s National Zoo https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
Reid Park Zoo Lion Cam in Tuscon, AZ http://reidparkzoo.org/cameras/lion-cam/
Ouwehand Park Polar Bear Cubs Rhenen, Netherland https://explore.org/livecams/polar-bears/polar-bear-ouwehand-twin-cubs-cam-2
ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES
Do more research on your favorite animal and make a guide.
Research the habitat of your favorite animal. Use at home materials to create a miniature habitat.
AQUARIUMS
Just like with zoos, aquariums have used webcams to let you visit their exhibits virtually. Some aquariums have set up virtual tours led by their staff to give visitors a more in depth look at their facility.
Monterey Bay Aquarium https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-exhibits/live-web-cams
Georgia Aquarium https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/ocean-voyager/
National Aquarium Virtual Tour http://samuraivirtualtours.com/example/nadc/index.html
Virtual Tour of the Seattle Aquarium
ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES
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
Google Maps street view will allow you to visit almost any destination around the world.
Visit the Great Wall of China https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
Virtually discover Yellowstone National Park https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Tour England through this 360 video
Take a live look at Colonial Williamsburg
Go on a virtual field trip to Ellis Island
ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES
Plan a trip to a new destination. What would you do, see, eat?
Make a travel brochure.
Write a postcard from a destination. Include details about the place and what you can see there.
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