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Virtual Field Trips Using Google Earth

 
http://www.efieldtrips.org/

A virtual field trip is a guided exploration through the web that organizes a collection of pre-screened, thematically based web pages into a structured online learning experience. (Foley, 2003)

Below are examples of Virtual Field Trips created in Google Earth. Please contact me or your campus ITS if you would like to use one of the VFTs listed below, or if you would like assistance in creating one for your grade level.

African Safari-Kinder
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center-1st Grade
The Smithsonian National Zoo-2nd Grade
The Solar System-3rd Grade
Battles of the Texas Revolution-4th Grade

The Natural World-5th Grade

Animal Characteristics and Habitats-3rd-5th Grade

Related Files

Tech Camp Class Agenda(doc file – 47kb)

Virtual Field Trip Preparation Checklist(doc file – 32kb)

 Example of Passport(pub file – 1,722kb)

 Example of Recording Journal in Word(doc file – 1,318kb)

 Example of Recording Journal in Publisher(pub file – 604kb)

 Creating Folders and Placemarks in Google Earth(doc file – 3,703kb)

 Elementary Tour Recording Sheet(doc file – 113kb)

 Google Earth Elementary Tour(kmz file – 1kb)

 Elementary Tour Graph Club(gcl file – 44kb)

 
Related Links
»Google Earth for the Elementary Teacher
»Utah Education network
»Tramline
»Internet 4 Classrooms
»Fortune City Virtual Field Trips
»Geology Virtual Field Trips
»OOPS Virtual Field Trip Page
»Tech Trekers
»Volcano World Virtual Field Trips
»eField Trips
»Vicki Blackwell’s Guide to Virtual Field Trips
»Google Earth Literature Trips

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