Most Internet Field Trips highlight several web sites selected and evaluated by their authors.   Internet Field Trips, including Scholastic Network Internet Field Trips are designed "primarily as a lesson planning tool for the teacher, but...also consider using them as guided research for students beginning to use the Internet independently."
 

ADVENTURE LEARNING FOUNDATION - http://questconnect.org/
This site takes students and teachers on real and virtual expeditions around the world. Through a collection of original pictures and journal excerpts, visitors can accompany travelers exploring the natural environment, culture, and peoples of different continents. Past expeditions include Alaska and Yukon, Baja California, American Southwest, and Southern Africa. Each expedition is accompanied by a mixture of information, links, and classroom activities.

ALLABOUT VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS - http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech071.shtml
Go anywhere. Check out Nine Planets, All About Antarctica, and others.

A. PINTURA: ART DETECTIVE - http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
This site combines art history and a detective mystery to present art as a body of knowledge. The Case of Grandpa's Painting is like a 1940's movie, and it entirely depends on the choices you make as the story unfolds. You'll learn lots and be surprised at how much you already know. A must see.

CAMPUS TOURS  - http://www.CampusTours.com
Campus Tours is for students who are planning ahead for college, or for people who just want to see what other places look like. Colleges are listed by U.S. state; links can lead to VR tours (Virtual Reality), streamed video, or a website.

CASTLES OF WALES - http://www.castlewales.com/home.html
Take a trip to Wales and visit its castles.Along the way we hope to educate and enlighten you about not only Welsh castles, but about the unique history of the Welsh people and their centuries-old struggle to preserve their land, their culture, and their ancient language.  Take a virtual tour of several castles.

<>CHICHEN ITZA - MYSTERIES OF THE MAYA - http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/mayan/TourEntrance.html
Hidden by the jungle for hundreds of years the great cities of the Maya are being reclaimed. Exactly why this civilization collapsed is still a mystery. One of the greatest of the Mayan sites and the most fully restored is the huge site of Chichen Itza. Come take a journey through this fascinating place.

"CONGRESS OF KIDS" -- http://www.congressforkids.net .
"Congress for Kids" links students of all ages to Internet-based, interactive activities that "teach" about Congress, the federal government, and civic duty.

DARK AGES FIELD TRIP - http://www.tramline.com/tours/ss/darkages/_tourlaunch1.htm
A tour of Medieval times written by a sixth grader.

D.C PAGES: VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE NATIONAL MALL - http://dcpages.com/Tourism/
Take a virtual 360 degree spin around ten monuments and museums of the National Mall, courtesy of D.C. Pages and the free Zoom viewer plug-in from MGI  (http://www.mgisoft.com/support/downloads/plugin.html). For tourists, each monument includes hours of operation and a phone number. For cyber-travelers, the Zoom viewer let you control the vantage point (zoom in, zoom out, spin, and stop) of each picture. Another worthwhile section of the D.C. Pages is History, which traces the city's roots to the Spanish explorers of the sixteenth century.  You'll find it by returning to the home page, and selecting History from the directory links.
EDUCATIONAL WEB ADVENTURES - http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/adventure.php
Explore the world of art, history and science. Check the left-hand side or by subject matter or grade level at the top.

FLORENCE ITALY - http://www.italyguides.it/us/florence/florence_italy.htm
Virtual travel through the Renaissance city of Florence. Even has free audio guides of Florence for your iPod, iPhone or mp3 players.  check out the interactive map of Florence too.

GOOD PRACTICES, VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS - http://www.uh.edu/~jbutler/anon/gpvirtual.html
Science

HISTORY MYSTERY - http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/
MY FAVORITE!! Become a great investigator of history! Professor Carlotta Facts, challenges you to solve the History Mystery! If you figure out the mystery in fewer clues, you earn a higher title as an investigator. So choose a game and play!

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN GEOLOGY LINK - http://college.hmco.com/geology/resources/geologylink/index.html

INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNTS -  http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/internethunts.html
Internet hunts, puzzles and projects - some are pdf files and others are on-line activities.  There are great handouts with the links embedded.

SALEM WITCH TRIALS - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/
A K5-8 interactive study of the trials - here is an excerpt from the teacher tips:  “Think You Know the Whole Story? Introduce this project by brainstorming what students know and would like to know about the Salem witch trials. When did they occur? How long did the trials last? Who was responsible for the accusations? What happened to the victims? Why were certain people accused? What was the age and gender of the accused witches? What was the evidence used to convict the accused? What brought an end to the trials? Keep this list on a board in the classroom. After you’ve explored the project with your class, return to the list. Were their initial impressions of the witch trials correct? What were they most surprised to learn?”

SECRETS OF EASTER ISLAND - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter
This is the story of a team of archaeologists and a 75-person crew who sought to unravel a central mystery of Easter Island: how hundreds of giant stone statues that dominate the island's coast were moved and erected. For one month, the team struggled to raise a 10-ton moai, using only the tools and materials available to the ancient Easter Islanders.

SURFAQUARIUM VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS - http://surfaquarium.com/IT/vft.htm

TAKE A FIELD TRIP -http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/fieldtrips2.cgi
Hundreds of field trips from Utah.

TEACHER CREATED RESOURCES BY CORE AREA - http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/fieldtrips2.htm
Great!

TOWER OF LONDON FIELD TRIP - http://www.vickiblackwell.com/vft.html
Founded nearly a millennium ago and expanded upon over the centuries since, the Tower of London has protected, housed, imprisoned and been for many the last sight they saw on Earth.

VIRTUAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/pediatrics/kidstalk/index.html
Kids talk to kids doing anything for the first time.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS AROUND THE U.S.
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Geology/webdogs/vftrips/vftrips.htm

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS - http://www.classtech2000.com/techined/virtualfieldtrip.htm
VIRTUAL FROG DISSECTION KIT -  http://www-itg.lbl.gov/vfrog
Allows interactive dissection of a frog, part of the "Whole Frog Project", can make movies, take tests, get statistics.

VIRTUAL JOURNEY INTO THE UNIVERSE - http://library.thinkquest.org/28327
Fasten your seatbelt and tour our solar system.  Start in the cockpit and choose your destination (from 10), from the Sun to Pluto and Neptune.  When you arrive, you can read the features or explore the interactive component (a game or animation)  Fun!

VIRTUAL OCEAN - http://www.euronet.nl/users/janpar/virtual/ocean.html
This is art of the website "An Introduction to Microscopy."  These pages show what sea creatures can look like in larval form, as well as microscopic algae, sea squirts, and other smaller, often overlooked sea dwellers.  Included on the main page is a link to "The Smallest Page on the Web." which highlights microscopic life in fresh water.
 

Last updated December, 2008

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