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Virtual Field Trips
Engage your students in a virtual exploration of a beloved Museum hall! Virtual Field Trips allow students of all ages to observe Museum exhibits up-close and complete an activity in order to gain scientific understandings.
Virtual Field Trips are:
- Customizable: You can do a virtual hall tour with a student worksheet that is designed to span about one class period, or you can assign additional activities to extend the exploration over two or more class periods.
- Adaptable and easy-to-use: Explore the pages below to select your field trip destination. Download the Teacher’s Guide to help you support your students virtual visit. You can use copy and adapt the content directly from the pages listed below or you can request a Google Classroom by emailing [email protected]
The Butterfly Conservatory (Grades K-2)
Observe butterflies and compare their patterns.
Hall of North American Mammals (Grades 3-5)
Explore habitat dioramas to learn how animals must be adapted to an environment in order to survive in it.
Hall of Planet Earth (Grades 6-8)
Explore how plate tectonics explains specific Earth formations.