Take a field trip without leaving your home...

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  1. Healthy Skeptic

    Healthy Skeptic New Member

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    Online Field trips for your kiddos.

    I love this stuff.

    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/monterey/ax/primary_fs.html

    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/nyunderground/docs/nymain.html

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khufuenter.html

    http://www.tomsofmaine.com/about/tour_factory.asp

    http://www.toweroflondontour.com/kids/index.html

    http://www.hawaiiweb.com/oahu/sites_to_see/waikiki_aquarium.htm

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/index.html

    These are not as exciting but still informative. http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/

    http://www.field-guides.com/sci/natwon/index.htm Natural wonders

    Nine planets. http://www.nineplanets.org/

    Antarctica http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/main/s_index.html

    4H http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html

    Us mint http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=vtShell

    This is by far my favorite one. Can't wait to show these to my kids. They love to see how things are made. Me too. http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/ The denim one is so cool. :cool:

    Lemon heads http://www.ferrarapan.com/html/lh_tour_1.html

    Chocolate http://www.hersheys.com/discover/chocolate.asp

    Cheese http://www.wisdairy.com/AllAboutCheese/Cheesemaking/MakingCheese.aspx

    http://ldshomeschoolinginca.org/vft.html http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/virtualtours.html

    If you can find more please add them.

    I am going to put this into my home school day. My kids will see it as a fun added break to the usual routine. Yip-pie.:!:
     
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  3. Healthy Skeptic

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    Just wanted to add, that I love this link. Mr. Rogers is where I got the idea of wanting to do this. I looked for it before and could not find it.

    http://pbskids.org/rogers/R_house/picpic.htm

    I can't even tell you how excited I am.
     
  4. Tbog

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    There is some awesome stuff there---thanks for putting that list together.
     
  5. crazymama

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    We love virtual field trips and also web quests.. they are fun and free!
     
  6. Emma's#1fan

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    Thanks!
     
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    This is great!! Thanks!
     
  8. Healthy Skeptic

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    we watched four of these today.

    my kids finally said "I've about had enough of these."

    think it was more for me.
     
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    Thanks!
     

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