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Google Earth Geology Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Learners take a virtual field trip around California using Google Earth. In this geology field trip lesson, students explore landforms and a variety of rocks located in California.  Learners compare environments where rocks are formed....
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Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Are we there yet?  Young trip planners learn about their state and plan a trip. They will select sites to see in three cities in their state, and record associated costs in a spreadsheet. While this was originally designed as a...
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Alaska Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students participate in an on-line virtual field trip to the state of Alaska. In this U.S. Geography lesson, students research several Internet sites dealing with travel to Alaska and activities to participate in. Students create story...
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Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This hands-on resource has future trip planners analyze graphs of mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time on different routes. While this was originally designed for a problem-solving exercise using a Michigan map, it could be used as a...
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Oh! The Places I CAN See!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore landmarks around the world. In this world geography and technology lesson, students view world landmarks using a webcam. Students take a virtual field trip during which they zoom in and manipulate three dimensional...
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Digital Field Trip Report

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a series of guided tours through a museum, creating a virtual museum for others to acess using audio, images, and an iPod. Their reflections serve as a way to allow other students that are unable to attend the field trip...
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Learning the Blues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a virtual field trip to Memphis, Tennessee in their study of the blues, its characterisitics, founding fathers, and histororical influence on modern music. They compose blues lyrics that reflect present-day attitudes and...
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Virtual Field Trip of Japan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore Japan and Japanese culture via GoogleEarth and United Streaming Video. This lesson is intended for a middle-level social studies class and includes a wonderful lesson extension idea and a video explaining classroom...
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Lunar Field Trip

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars take a virtual tour on Google Moon of what human life would be like on the moon. In this moon lesson plan, students also compose web diagrams, make charts, make a time line, investigate problems, and more.
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Palace Adventure

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young language arts learners write and illustrate a short fantasy story based on the book Corduroy. First, learners need to develop a character. Then, through their writing and illustrations, they take their characters on adventures...
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Is it a Moth or a Butterfly?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the similarities and differences between moths and butterflies. They participate in a virtual field trip using a designated web site. They design a computer based slideshow using the information they find on the...
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Virtual Museum of Musical Instruments

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students incorporate elements of photo composition and demonstrate how to upload digital pictures to the computer. They create their own instrument utilizing resources from home as well as specialized music hardware. They participate in...
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Ecosystems and Habitats

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders go on a virtual field trip to five ecosystems. They investigate and videotape a temperate forest in the school's backyard.
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Chucky Chickadee

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create an original project dealing with birds. In this bird lesson, students take a virtual field trip to bird feeders around the nation. Students replicate the coloring of winter birds.
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Romare Bearden: Piecing Together A Viewpoint

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the history of Romare Bearden and her artwork. The lesson plan consists of some virtual field trips and projects. The lesson plan is designed to be taught as either a social studies or art lesson plan. The teacher could...
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Animal Hide and Seek

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how animals use their colors to their advantage. They read the book, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?," participate in a toothpick camouflaging demonstration, explore the Camouflage Field Book website,...
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ABC's of Dinosaurs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students develop an ABC Book using KidPix Productivity software to create a multimedia slide show applying all they have learned about dinosaurs. They participate in a virtual field trip to find information.
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Going Batty

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a research project involving bats. They collect information for their project on the Internet and other educational sites. They participate in a field trip to discover more about bats at the zoo.
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A Journey To Alaska

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create an electronic scrapbook of a virtual field trip to Alaska. They first check the weather and plan what to bring for a real trip. As they explore various websites representing five stopovers on the trip they copy photos...
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Artistic Expression Showcase

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
No one is too young to create a masterpiece. Elementary artists delve into the topic of social justice with original artwork. Scholars keep journals to reflect on their experiences before putting paintbrush to paper. Final artwork is...
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Down at the Orchard

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine what an apple orchard looks like and work with cardinal directions. In this apple orchard and direction activity, 1st graders listen to Anne Rockwell's, Apples and Pumpkins, and Amy and Richard Hutchings', Picking...
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Robots in Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate the history of robotics in space exploration. They design and create a robot using various online resources, develop a list of questions about robots in space, and participate in a video conference with the Johnson...
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Earth Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the mechanisms for generating ocean currents, temperature, and deep ocean circulation. They are able to assess the formation and breaking of waves and their effect on shorelines, particularly the North Carolina coast. ...
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Meet the Corals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the types of coral. In this oceanography lesson, students access the Fisheye View Cam Website and create their own coral garden by using various art supplies.

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