Kids Sheltered in Place and Stir Crazy? Send them on Virtual Field Trips.

Kids going stir crazy and you want them to do something more than watch Disney Plus and play video games?  Send them on a virtual field trip.  Here are a list of places they can go compiled by Dr. Kimberly Miller.

Explore the Great Wall Of China

https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china

Discover The Pyramids

https://discoveringegypt.com/

Explore Yellowstone National Park

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm

Explore Bryce Canyon, Dry Tortugas, Hawaii Volcanos, Kenai Fjords, and Carlsbad Caverns National Parks

https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/parks

Explore the Louvre Museum in Paris

https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

Explore 10 Museums From Around The World

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/10-top-museums-you-can-explore-right-here-right-now/igKSKBBnEBSGKg

Polar Bears On The Tundra

https://www.discoveryeducation.com/learn/tundra-connections/

Monterey Bay Aquarium

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams

San Diego Zoo

https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams

The Nature Conservancy offers 11 virtual field trips that allow students to do everything from exploring a coastal rainforest while in a canoe to unlocking the secrets of coral reefs in the Dominican Republic. Each video is about 45 minutes long.

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/youth-engagement/nature-lab/virtual-field-trips/

Smithsonian

https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

Ellis Island

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm

Explore the world’s largest cave in Vietnam

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news-features/son-doong-cave/2/#s=pano60

Mars

https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/

Arizona State University provides 18 virtual trips with photos, explanations, short videos and maps. While the trips can be viewed on a computer, they really come to life through a virtual reality headset that allows for 360-degree viewing.

https://vft.asu.edu/

Glacier National Park overview, amazing pictures, information on hiking trails, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVg_cYB2hSk

Redwoods National Park – 4K Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWi2bn40ma4

Zion National Park 4K Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tC1pyrsTM

Hoh Rain Forest Nature Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_P8RUqGQbM

Maui Hawaii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV9qndEs3Nk

Kauai Hawaii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nf61dNdzPc

Orbit a journey around the earth in real time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KXGZAEWzn0

Death Valley CA 4K Nature Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnBwfkViUxI

Mt. Rainer National Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyTnbmNB0aI