Virtual+Field+Trips

**Virtual Field Trips for Learning**
A virtual field trip uses the Web to take students to places (into the past and around the world) they ordinarily wouldn’t be able to go to.  >>
 *  Civil War  **
 * http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=16382
 * gr 6-9 The Civil War fought between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) began a conflict that raged for four years and left in its destructive wake a horrifying number of casualties. For many reasons it changed our nation's destiny. This is a tour of that war lmcvey
 *  **Pompeii**
 *  http://www.thecolefamily.com/italy/pompeii/
 *   Shows students Rome, Pompeii. Students are able to see several actual castings of the citizens of Pompeii, read its history, and view several pictures of an aerial view of Mount Vesuvius.

**Reach the World** **Spotty’s White House Tour** **Operation: Heart Transplant** o  Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its [|development] and [|structure]. Follow the [|blood] through the blood [|vessels]. Wander through the weblike [|body systems]. Learn how to have a [|healthy heart] and how to [|monitor] your heart's health. Look back at the [|history] of heart science. Mpoindexter
 * The Franklin Institute Virtual field Trip**
 * [|**http://www2.fi.edu/********************]
 * **This site actually takes you through the Franklin Institute. Each room has links to learn even more about the exhibits than if you were there. All of the fun without the headache bmiller**
 * [|**http://www.reachtheworld.org/**]
 * **Sail around the world on a 43-foot sailboat, and meet the crew who did it. You'll find separate centers for teachers and students. S.Cropper**
 * [|**http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/tour/**]
 * **With all of the recent talk of our president elect Obama, children wan to know about where he will live with his 2 young girls. This tour is done through ht eeyes of the White House Dog, Spotty. It is very engaging, and the informationis in child friendly language. LS.**
 * [|**http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplant.html**]
 * **Students are given the opportunity to go step by step through a heart transplant. Their job is to follow the directions and perform the transplant on their own.**
 * · The Human Heart**
 *  o  http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/index.html

 **An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island Tour of Philadelphia  **Yellowstone National Park**
 * http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm
 * This is an excellent site of Ellis Island to use for Immigration units. The site includes audio, visual, and photo of the immigrant experience coming off the boat to Ellis Island. You can even research your last name and family to see if they were a registered immigrant at Ellis Island. MEdgar
 * http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_bell.htm
 * This site takes students to different historic sites in Philadelphia. As the site stops on a landmark, it shares with you the story behind it. K. Wood
 * http://www.yellowstone.net/onlinetours/ 
 * Students can take an online tour (3 available) of the park. Includes pictures, text, and video clips. Includes a live streaming video of Old Faithful and the surrounding geysers at Yellowstone National Park. ELehne