It’s Friday, ]and time for a Homeschool Resource Virtual Field Trips. I would like to ask you to check out these Recommended Websites: If you have used these resources in the past what did you think of them and why?
The American Museum of Photography
Age Range: 10-18 (Grades 5-12, with parental supervision) Take a picture-perfect guided tour of the American Museum of Photography with this website. Don’t let the home page of this tour dissuade you from visiting.
When arriving at today’s link you will see a page of text with many underlined links that will take you to different destinations. After reading through the text to learn more about the different exhibits, in the Exhibitions paragraph, locate the “Exhibitions Floor” link to go to the meat of the tour. When the page opens choose one of the 3 exhibitions available:
- Inventing Modernism – Learn about the beginnings of modernism in photography and examine example of this art form.
- Beneath the Wrinkle – Discover the photography of Clarence H. White and how his work transformed when he was commissioned to illustrate a narrative for McClure’s Magazine: “Beneath the Wrinkle” by Clara Morris.
- Autochromes: The World Goes Color-Mad – Explore the first steps into color photography.
Back at the home page you will find more adventurous tours into the world of photography with such online exhibits as:
- Special effect photography including photography noir, fictions, photomontage, faux snow pictures, creating clones with a camera, “spirit photography”, and more
- Photography with a historical and cultural significance
- Animal photography
- Masterworks of Photography
- Architectural photography
When you are finished digging through the museum check out the “Research Center” to learn about various photographic processes, preservation of photos, and more.
Note: As always, please be sure to preview this website before allowing your students to visit as there may be some images that some will find not suitable for children.
Bookmark this one to include in your art studies.
Recommended Website: Old Faithful Geyser
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
Every summer tourists flock to Yellowstone National Park to see Old Faithful Geyser. Now, you can take an online tour of the Old Faithful Geyser Area at Yellowstone National Park – and avoid the crowds!
When you get to the site, you can read about Old Faithful then watch live views of the geyser eruption. There are also static webcams for:
- North Entrance – Roosevelt Arch
- North Entrance – Electric Peak
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Mount Washburn – Northeastern View
- Mount Washburn – Southern View
- West Entrance – Current Conditions at Gate
- West Entrance – Heading into the Park
- Old Faithful Geyser
- Yellowstone Lake
Then go back to the main page to learn all about the many geysers and geothermal wonders at Yellowstone National Park. Simple and interesting text, accompanied by beautiful photographs of the natural wonders of the park – make this a fun virtual field trip for the whole family!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
