Virtual Field Trips – The Mommies Reviews

Good morning, how are you? Here is this mornings Homeschool Resources: Virtual Field Trips: Plymouth

Take a Virtual Field Trip to Plymouth

Grades 3-6, with parental supervision
Discover the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag, the Mayflower, Plymouth, and Plymouth Plantation with this website from Boise State University. While this website was designed for students in grades 3-6, younger and older students will benefit from the presentations available.

Using the upper menu tabs select from:

Plymouth
Plimouth Plantation
Mayflower
Wampanoag
Pilgrim Hall

On each page, visitors will find brief textual passages about the topic and then will be able to watch video tours. Please note that some tours open to the video on YouTube or other websites and others are embedded on the page.

Virtual tours include:

Historical places in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plimouth Plantation tour from Scholastic
Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower
A Wampanoag home site
A walk-through tour of Pilgrim Hall Museum

Also, included on each page is a “Test Your Knowledge” box to learn more about Plymouth.
This website provides a good stepping off point for your studies of Pilgrim life and times.

Harvard College Virtual Tour

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Grades 9 and up; children with parental supervision
Harvard College, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and one of two undergraduate schools at Harvard University, is among one of the most prestigious private colleges in the United States. At this website, take a virtual tour of the school from the comfort of your home.
When arriving at the link, click on “Let’s Go” image for a student-guided tour of the college. Places you will visit include:

Tercentenary Theatre
Widener Library
Lamont Library
Barker Center
Phillips Brooks House
Science Center
Annenberg Hall
Memorial Hall/Sanders Theatre
Maxwell Dworkin Laboratory
Northwest Science Building
Harvard Art Museums
Farkas Hall
Lowell House
Malkin Athletic Center
Weld Boathouse
Harvard Square
Agassiz House
And more

When the tour begins, the guide explains how to navigate through your tour. Locations include a narration by a Harvard student of interesting facts about the location, 360° self-navigating views, additional images to browse, and video presentations.

Whether your student is interested in attending Harvard or not, this tour provides an excellent look at our country’s oldest institute for higher learning.

Explore The Wall – The Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Grades 5-12, with parental supervision

Located in Washington. D.C., more commonly known simply as The Wall, opened on November 13, 1982 and is visited by an estimated 4.5 million visitors annually. This website from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), not only shares information about The Wall and its history, but also serves to preserve the stories and memories of those whose names are inscribed on the Wall.

When you get to the site, the virtual tour begins:

The Wall
History and Design
Three Servicemen Statue
Women’s Memorial
In Memory Plaque
Items Left at the Wall

When you are done with the tour, go back to the main page and scroll over “Visit the Memorial”, “Remember and Honor Those Who Served”, and “Explore the Era” to learn more.

This virtual tour helps our students put the faces to the names on The Wall and encourages them to remember the sacrifices our veterans and their families made for us.

Goodyear Blimp

Grades 4-12, with parental supervision
Most of you have seen photographs of the Goodyear Blimp flying over the crowd at a major sporting event. Some of you may have even seen the Goodyear Blimp as it travels through the skies overhead. Since 1925 it has been the giant airborne icon of the world’s largest tire and rubber company. Did you ever wonder what it would be like to get a close-up view of the Goodyear Blimp? Well, now you can!
When you get to the site, scroll down to the video to watch the building of Wingfoot One from start to finish. Then check out Behind the Scenes and Relive History from the top menu. Learn about the: