Virtual Field Trips

These multimedia-rich sites include video, audio, panoramic views, and live webcams. Take your class on a trip to the White House, a museum, zoo or experience the 7 Wonders of the World. You can even embark on a journey through the galaxy with Google Sky! Missouri locations include our state capitol, the governor’s mansion, the St. Louis Zoo, and the town of Weston. Be sure to check out the last link which will show you how to create your own virtual tour. Use the following list of virtual field trips. Your assignment this week will be to write a reflection on one of the following resources. Some things to think about when writing your reflection: How does the use of this technology help to increase learning-- Will the technology be embedded in the big question(s) for this lesson or is it an add-on to the lesson--What are the critical factors that must be addressed when determining the use of this resource? Be sure to include the URL for the resource you are using.

Plimoth Plantation the Thanksgiving virtual field trip!

Google Lit Trips are free, downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. At each location along the journey, there are place marks with pop-up windows containing a variety of resources including relevant media, thought-provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary information about “real world” references made in that particular portion of the story.

10 outstanding digital field trips from Edudemic

Scholastic's categorized list of virtual trips.

Scholastic's virtual field trip to Ellis Island

Scholastic's tour of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Inside the White House is an interactive tour.

Seven Wonders of the World from Panoramas.

Last fall Google announced that it had a team setting out to capture "street view"
imagery of trails through the Grand Canyon.The first batch of that imagery has
been released. You can now explore more than 75 miles of trails in the Grand
Canyon in Street View. Click here to watch the youtube video of the Canyon.
What a wonderful way to teach about America's landscape!


I am afraid of heights and have avoided the Grand Canyon for that reason but now I can join with the rest of you by clicking here to start my explorations and experience the panoramic views! Earth Google lets you see a dated view of other areas around the globe. Google for Educators will provide you with helpful resources. Geocaching is very popular right now if you want to create your own geography scavenger hunt.

Google Sky Travel the sky and view the position of planets, explore constellations and distant galaxies.


Take a virtual tour of the Louvre to experience a 360-degree panoramic view of many of the museum’s halls. This link to Google Art Projects lets you view over 1000 works from 17 acclaimed art museums in the world at this link. You can virtually walk the aisle of the museums and see works like Van Gough’s “The Bedroom”.

Augmented Reality makes it possible to see these landmarks, and more, using Google Earth in 3-D. Augmented Reality requires a webcam, browser add-on, and a printout provided by the AR Sights website.

NASA's Quest a multimedia application developed to support student and user exploration of areas on Earth that have been identified as analog sites to regions on Mars. or travel to the Moon in Earth.

BizEd Virtual Field Trips

Edheads is a favorite of teachers and students. These sessions are animated but depict real life.

Willy Wonka would approve of a visit to Hershey's Chocolate Factory.

Each year, The Jason Project, the granddaddy of online exploration, offers a new scientific expedition designed to engage and educate students and provide professional development for teachers.

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History: Follow the blue arrow and tour the museum.

Smithsonian National Zoological Park: Use the links to view animals at the Smithsonian Zoo; includes a flamingo, tiger, and elephant.

Oxford University Museum of Natural History Join this tour to see an extensive collection of zoology, entomology, geology and mineralogy. Be sure to check out their 40 ft Tyrannosaurus Rex!

The Human Body Take a virtual tour of the human body by exploring the different parts. This site includes interactive activities with the tour.


Weston Missouri Click on the panoramic images to explore this town just north of Kansas City, Missouri. If you teach ab out Missouri's history or government, you can travel virtually to our

Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City.

Tramline: This site has MANY different virtual field trips provided by Tramline; including one about dinosaurs, baking bread, geographical regions, and more.


If these tours are not exactly what you are looking for to support your curriculum, then you can create your own virtual field trip. This resource is a tutorial to guide you through the process.


WebCams and be another wonderful way to bring to world to your classroom.

30 Cool Educational Webcams

KC Zoo Cam

Eagle Cam- We took the network down during End of Course testing with so many classrooms viewing this live camera.

Bring the experts into your classroom with video conferencing.