Things You Can Do While Away From School
*Video Chat with friends
*Take a walk or sit on front steps or backyard
*Read a book
*Play board games with family or puzzles
*Exercise (google free exercise videos)
*Take a break from your technology devices
*Listen to music
*Take a Virtual Field Trip
Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture- Tour Museums & Iconic Landmarks (Art, History, Culture)
Farm Tours
Farm & Food Tours- Learn about farming & where our food comes from
Zoos, Aquariums & National Parks- have a virtual experience
National Aquarium
San Diego Zoo
Houston Zoo
Yellowstone National Park
Explore US National Parks
Over 30 Virtual Field Trips with Links
(Click on colored text for links. Safe Travels!)
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San Diego Zoo
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The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour!
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Yellowstone National Park Virtual Field Trip
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Mud Volcano, Mammoth Hot Springs, and so much more.
Tour Yellowstone National Park!
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MARS!!!
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Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
They are updating from WEBVR to WEBXR now, but 360 Mode offers a digital view!
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Animal Cameras
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Live Cams at the San Diego Zoo
Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams
Panda Cam at Zoo Atlanta
6 Animal Cams at Houston Zoo
Georgia Aquarium has Jellyfish, Beluga Whales, and more
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Virtual Farm
Tour
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This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers
11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs.
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U.S. Space and Rocket Museum in Huntsville, AL
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See the Saturn 5 Rocket on YouTube and more on this tour thanks to a real father/son outing.
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Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips
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A few of the field trip topics include
Polar Bears and the Tundra
Social Emotional Skills
STEM
manufacturing
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The Louvre
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Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at The Louvre with this virtual field trip.
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The Great Wall of China
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This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life.
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Boston Children’s Museum
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Walk through the Boston Children’s Museum thanks to Google Maps!
This virtual tour allows kids to explore 3 floors of fun.
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