Key points:
Outings on the virtual field have become a engaging resource, offering students immersive experiences and allowing them to explore global monuments, museums and natural wonders without leaving their classrooms.
Virtual fields connect students in places which, due to funding, geography or other logistical challenges, they could otherwise have the possibility of visiting or living.
These trips promote active commitment, critical thinking and are aimed at various learning styles. For example, students can practically visit the large wall of China or dive into the depths of the ocean, promoting a more in -depth understanding of subjects ranging from history to science.
If you are looking for a new virtual excursion to bring to your class, here are some to investigate:
Giant cam at the Smithsonian National Zoo: Look at Bao Li and Qing Bao – The two new giant pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo – As they explore their interior and exterior habitats to the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat. The giant panda cam is live from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hey daily. After 7 p.m., CAM feed will switch to a pre-recorded view of the last 12 hours.
The superpower of history: a virtual excursion to Warner Bros. Studios: Students will go behind the scenes of an exclusivity virtual field trip to dc comics headquarters at warner bros. Studios in Burbank, California!. They will enter the world of legendary superheroes and successful films, discovering the secrets of the way the stories evolve daring ideas with emblematic comic strips with the jaw of live shows on the big screen. Along the way, they will hear the creative spirits that shape the DC universe and will have an overview of the magic that gives life to their favorite characters.
Mount Vernon: Students can enter different buildings and click on high elements or areas for explanations on their meaning or for which they have been used.
Arctic Adventures: Polar Bears at Play Virtual Field Trip: Do polar bears play? The LEGO group's sustainability team, Polar Bears International and Discovery Education go to Churchill Manitoba and to the Habitat of the Polar Border at the Columbus Zoo and to the Aquarium in search of polar bear at stake. Students will meet polar bears and play experts and discover how Arctic animals use the game to learn like humans Use their voice to change their planet for the best.
The Manhattan project: Join the National Museum of the Second World War for a virtual cross-country expedition to discover the science, sites and stories of the creation of the atomic bomb. Students journalists examine the revolutionary nuclear energy sciences in museum exhibitions and the race to produce an atomic weapon in full secret.
The Anne Frank house in VR: Explore the hiding place of Anne Frank and her family in virtual reality using the Anne Frank House VR application. The application offers a very special view of the secret annex where Anne Frank and the other seven people hid during the Second World War. In the VR application, all the rooms in the secret annex are provided according to the way it was occupied by the group in the hiding place, between 1942 and 1944.
Night Navigators: Build for Batts Virtual Field Field: Join Discovery Education, the social responsibility team of the Lego group and beats conservation international while we travel through Texas and Florida in search of bat habitats. Students will meet experts at stake while they will explore how these night pollinators use the game to learn and discover the essential role of bats in the protection of farmers' crops against pests and what we can do to help bats to prosper.
