Good morning, welcome to our Homeschool Resources: History & Virtual Field Trips. I would like to ask you to take a look at the websites below and let me know if you’ve used them with your students. As for me I can’t wait to check out the San Diego Zoo and Charlie wants to learn more about Chester.
The Classical Historian History Bundles have everything a home school parent needs to teach an exciting and engaging year of history with critical thinking skills and the Socratic discussion.
San Diego Zoo Videos and Webcams– All grades, with parental supervision
Visit some of the Animals in the San Diego Zoo in California with the videos and webcams found at this website.
When you get to the site, you can see beautiful pictures of the Animals in the Zoo:
- Leopard
- Arctic Fox
- Camel
- Elephant
- Giraffe
- Hippo
- Koala
- Lion
- Monkey
- Penguin
- Reindeer
- Zebra
- And so many more!
You can click on each picture to read more about the Animal.
Then under “Wildlife” in the top menu bar, you’ll find a link to the Live Cams and Videos. You’ll see many behind-the-scenes activities including a Koala Joey exam, Penguins at the Beach, and more.
Animal lovers of all kinds will enjoy visiting this website.
Chester Comix + Free Book + Free Shipping
Follow the adventures of a lovable Chesapeake Blue Crab named Chester, as he learns about History and Economics. Each book in the series is broken down so that they easily fit into your daily lesson plan.
WebExhibits: Calendars through the Ages– Grades 5-12, with parental supervision
Part of the larger WebExhibits online museum from the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement, this website examines the origins and history of calendars.
When arriving at today’s link, use the upper menu to decide what topic you would like to explore:
Years & Months – Learn about the astronomical events on which a calendar is based then use the sidebar menu to dig deeper into the astronomy of calendars, see a perpetual calendar, the phases of the moon within a given month, the history of our calendar, terms used, and more.
Various Calendars – Discover the differences in the Gregorian calendar (which most of us use) and the Chinese, Christian, Indian, Islamic, Jewish, Mayan, Roman, and other calendars past, present, and future.
Our Week – How did the 7-day week come to be? Where did the names of the days come from? What other connotations are associated with the days of the week? These questions and more are answered in this topic.
Timeline – Not your typical history timeline, this is a timeline of interesting calendar facts.
Visitors will also notice on the main menu “Node View”. From here you can navigate through a cloud map of the site to narrow your research.
With a new year upon us, this website provides an interesting look into the passing of time and a unique History Study Unit.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
