Museums and Other Field Trips


Getting Started
Explore Some Sites
More Links to Explore


Getting Started

Going to a Museum? - A Teacher's Guide; lesson plans, planning guide, and an index of museums on the web grouped by content areas.

Teachers' Guide to Field trips - Museums and countries.

PDF document on creating your own virtual fieldtrip.

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Explore Some Sites

13 trips - From farms to Mali to Glacier National Park.

California Academy of Sciences - "Earth, Ocean, and Space, All in one Place" Natural History Museum, Steinhart Aquarium, and Morrison Planetarium.

Dinosaurs -A Prehistoric Adventure for Grades 1-3.

ExploratoriumSan Francisco; an educational center featuring science, nature, art, and technology. One of the favorite exhibits is a cow's eye dissection.

Farm life - Visit a real farm.

The Franklin Institute Science Museum - Philadelphia. PA: online exhibits, educational hotlists, units of study, publications library.

Hands on Children's Museum - Olympia, Washington;...the fun place to be for kids 10 and under.

Indianapolis Zoo

The Jason Project- Dedicated to inspiring in students a lifelong passion to pursue learning in science, math, and technology through exploration and discovery. Currently exploring Panama's rainforest.

Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago

The Nine Planets - Tour the solar system.

Reach the World - Follow the circumnavigation of the school-ship Makulu.

The Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC Check links for kids and teachers.

Smithsonian Institute, Natural History Museum

Washington, D.C. - Sightseeing map

The White House - Be sure to visit the "White House History and Tours" section for a virtual tour of the White House.

United States Holocaust Museum - Washington, DC

World Trek - Visit different regions of the world.

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More Links to Explore...

Field Trip Directories - USA and around the world

. GOALS -Global Online Adventure Learning Sites

Museums Online - Notice the kids link.

Tramline - Numerous virtual trips for grades 1-12.

WWW Virtual Library of Museums Page - Museums and exhibits with mirror sites from around the world. Includes museums by country, virtual exhibits, contacts, planetariums, art, Egyptian, science, cultural, natural history, etc.

Yahoo's search for Science Museums; a comprehensive listing.

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Cindy Newton cnewton@fayette.k12.in.us

Revised: August 6, 2003