Interactive Virtual Field Trips Skip to content Contact Us Login Virtual Field Trips No permission slips required! These virtual events let educators take students to amazing places and give them remarkable experiences, without ever leaving the classroom. Featured and Upcoming Virtual Field Trips Join us for our Virtual Field Trips or watch them on-demand after their premieres. On-Demand Virtual Field Trips “Innovators for Impact” Virtual Field Trip with Olympian Katie Ledecky and Panasonic Take a trip overseas with 3-time Olympian, 21-time World Champion,… Bridge to the Future: A Virtual Field Trip into Extended Reality Transport students to the possibilities of the immersive world while… Arctic Adventures: Polar Bears at Play Virtual Field Trip See how polar bears learn through play – just like… The Science & Behavior of Safe Driving: It Takes All of Us Virtual Field Trip Take students behind the scenes of the automotive industry to… An Ounce of Prevention Virtual Field Trip The Courage to Act: Forming a Chain of Resistance
55 Amazing 7th Grade Science Projects and Experiments Engage every student with these 7th grade science fair projects, whether they’re interested in biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, or any other discipline. Plus, find interesting classroom demos, experiments, and hands-on activities to spice up your lesson plans! To make it easier to find classroom activities or science fair ideas for 7th grade, we’ve rated all the projects by difficulty and the materials needed: Difficulty: Easy: Low or no-prep experiments you can do pretty much anytime Medium: These take a little more setup or a longer time to complete Advanced: Experiments like these take a fairly big commitment of time or effort Materials: Basic: Simple items you probably already have around the house Medium: Items that you might not already have but are easy to get your hands on Advanced: These require specialized or more expensive supplies to complete Jump to: Biology and Ecology Science Fair Ideas for 7th Grade Learn whether color affects memory Extract DNA from an onion
UCBHSSP - Journal Wordwall | Create better lessons quicker How to Plan a Virtual Field Trip Does your staff need Educational Technology training? The K-12 Teachers Alliance can help you plan your in-service professional development at no additional cost. “Enjoy your field trip to the state park. Due to the budget, there won’t be any field trips at all next year," my principal said to us during our team meeting last week. Budget cuts, the need for an ever-increasing number of chaperones per student, and about a million other obstacles educators face every day are making class field trips a thing of the past. We can whine and complain about not being able to take field trips, but once we’re done with that – what’s next? Getting students engaged in writing is tough, but it’s necessary for success... Parent communication and involvement plays a crucial role in student success.... Misconceptions can create barriers for many students. Well-developed literacy skills are vital to student success, but not all... Arbor Day is just around the corner. Plan for Success Indulge in Creativity
6 Apps for Virtual Reality Field Trips Including Google Expeditions Virtual reality field trips, like Google Expeditions, have transformed how we see the world. Students can visit far flung places, explore how our body works, be transported into the past, and even travel through space using affordable virtual reality apps and headsets. Starting with no more than a piece of cardboard and a phone or tablet, any student can now experience amazing virtual field trips in the classroom or home. Virtual reality headsets like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus RIFT and HTC Vive also offer a more detailed experience. Liven up your classroom or playtime, and get students excited about learning geography, history, and science with virtual reality. Here are 6 of the newest and more popular apps for taking kids on virtual field trips. 1. Putting your feet up and watching a series on the Discovery Channel is a nice relaxing way of spending an evening. 2. 3. Virtual reality field trips are not only limited to the world around us. 4. 5. 6.
100+ 8th Grade Science Fair Projects & Ideas — Inspirit AI When choosing a topic for an 8th grade science fair project, it’s extremely important that you pick one that sparks your curiosity over a “smart” topic. It’s tempting to choose a topic that is advanced, but if you are not initially interested in it, the choice will be fruitless. Choosing a topic that interests you will not only help you appear more passionate about your topic when presenting, but also help you stay interested throughout the process. However, there are times when regular topics don’t stand out to you, so, I have compiled a list of 8th Grade Science Fair Projects sorted by category for you to look through. Still, it’s important that you don’t feel confined to the topics presented online. Biology 8th Grade Science Fair Projects Chemistry 8th Grade Science Fair Projects Computer Science 8th Grade Science Fair Projects Ecosystem 8th Grade Science Fair Projects
15 YouTube videos all educators must see - Ditch That Textbook These videos will inspire, educate, give you ideas and entertain. They’re messages all educators should see! (Public domain image via Pixabay.com) Whenever I work with teachers, I always have a YouTube playlist handy. It has videos that always seem to resonate, entertain, educate or inspire. I constantly find encouragement in videos that others share. Here are the videos I have in my “Presentation videos” YouTube playlist. And if you know of a video that didn’t make this list, please add it in a comment at the end of the post! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1994: “Today Show”: “What is the Internet, Anyway?” 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. [reminder]What videos did I miss — the ones that are must-see videos for educators? For notifications of new Ditch That Textbook content and helpful links: like Ditch That Textbook on Facebookfollow @jmattmiller on Twittercheck out the #DitchBook community on Twitterfollow Ditch That Textbook on Pinterestfollow +MattMiller16 on Google+!
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Virtual Field Trips: Interactive Science Lesson Ideas EducationWorld is pleased to present this article contributed by Kristin Marino, who writes for Online-Education.net on a variety of education topics, including modern online learning opportunities such as virtual field trips. Some of the most basic—and best—science lessons are learned hands-on, in the classroom or home school environment. What science student wouldn't benefit from a visit to a natural history museum or aquarium? Most teachers would agree that being there is the best thing, but there’s also plenty to be gained from implementing fun and informational online science lessons. While educational scientific Web sites abound, the sites below make great virtual field trips because of the interactive, immersive experiences they can offer any student at any level. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History If you’re not fortunate enough to make the trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in person, this virtual tour might be the next best thing.
Mixed Reality Brings New Life to K–12 Classrooms Among the emerging technologies hitting the K–12 sphere, virtual, augmented and mixed reality tools have garnered a lot of interest. Mixed reality has remarkable potential for the K–12 classroom. Here is a tool that lets students explore the molten core of our planet or get deep in the anatomy of a frog without ever picking up a scalpel — all with the click of a button. Mixed reality is still relatively new, however, and while more research is coming out on its benefits, teachers want to make sure investing in virtual reality headsets will open new doors for their students and not just be another shiny toy collecting dust in the classroom. “I like to describe the space as embryonic. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read this Q&A with a VR expert on how to implement AR/VR in the classroom! Mixed Reality Offers More Than a Field Trip One of the beacons of virtual reality use is placing students in situations they would never experience otherwise. Put Content Creation in the Hands of Students