Virtual Field Trip Web Sites

The Virtual Field Trips Site
http://www.field-guides.com/trails.htm

Current offerings (as of 8-03-00) include Deserts, Deserts K-8 (A slighly modified version of the desert field trip aimed at a younger age group), Fierce Creatures, Hurricanes, Natural Wonders of the World, Oceans, Salt Marshes, Sharks, Tornadoes, and Volcanoes.

Vicki Blackwell's Virtual Field Trips
http://exit3.i-55.com/~vickib/vft.html

A collection of virtula field trip sites. There are links to museums, the Amazon, and three links to other virtual field trip sites.

Mr G's Virtual Field Trip Site
http://www.rainier.net/~garyg//trips.htm

Mr. G's Virtual Field Trips contains links to see shipping ports, the science center, boats, forts, museums, and more sights around the Puget Sound area.

Excite Virtual Field Trip Site
http://ibm.excite.com/education/k_12/teacher_resources/curriculum_materials/all_subjects/virtual_field_trips

Twenty-four sites from the Excite! education directory.

Learnz
http://www.learnz.org.nz/

A virtual field trip program for years four through ten in the areas of science, social studies, and technology education. Click on the year to see field trip that were available for that year.

Field Trips to Alberta, Canada
http://home.uleth.ca/vft/southernalberta/

"The Virtual Field Trips have been developed independently by Geography students at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada."

"The purpose of the Virtual Field Trips is to increase education and awareness of the natural and cultural features of southern Alberta. They may be used by teachers, students, tourists, or any interested in learning. The Virtual Field Trips provide preparation before actually visiting a place as well as the ability to revisit and remember the experience. "

Cattail Company.Com
http://www.cattailcompany.com/directory/education/second_trips_exhibits.html

A directory of virtual field trips from a commercial service.

School Spirit dot Net-Virtual Field Trips
http://www.burgoyne.com/pages/dbgamm/teachers/vft.html

A collection of virtual field trips from a Utah-based service.

CTI Virtual Worlds and Field Trips
http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/virt.html

A series of field trip and virtual worlds arranged by geographical region. Some of the sites are little more than electronic post cards--as the site says "caveat emptor"