Homeschool Resources Virtual Field Trip

It’s Friday, September 18, 2020, and time for our Homeschool Resources Virtual Field Trip. I would like to ask you to check out Web Gallery of Art

Recommended Websites: Web Gallery of Art

Age Range: 11-18 (Grades 6112, with parental supervision) The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from the 13th to 19th centuries. It contains over 49,500 images. Artist biographies, pictures of the artwork, commentaries on the artwork, and (best of all) virtual guided tours are available at this site.

This site is so remarkably comprehensive that when you select a particular tour – say, the “Overview of Italian Painters” – a screen pops up with a map of Italy asking you to pick the region of Italy that produced the “school” of artists whose work you would like to see.

Once you choose the region, another screen pops up with a description of the school of art that was popular there, and a list of artists. Choose an artist, and a screen appears that shows their artwork, along with a biography of the artist and commentary on their artwork. There are currently 16 tours available at the site – including a tour of the Sistine Chapel.

If you don’t want to tour, you can search for the artwork you want to see by artist, artwork title, region, etc. The index and cross-references are well-designed to help you locate the art you want to see. In addition, you can explore the site in a “duality” mode – viewing 2 pieces of artwork at once to contrast and compare!

Another great aspect of this site is that is has a free postcard service. Do you see a picture that you think your friend would enjoy? Then select the postcard button and it will be sent to your friend in the form of an electronic postcard instantly!

Oh, don’t forget to choose from among the selections of classical music you can listen to as you explore this site. They really have thought of everything to make your visit to the Web Gallery of Art enjoyable.

Visiting this site regularly would be like taking a college-level art history course. The text, paintings, sculptures, and history will provide continuous enjoyment for the whole family.

NOTE: Parents, as always, should preview the site and supervise internet access.

Recommended Website: Teotihuacan Mexico
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision) Explore the archaeological site of Teotihuacan in Mexico with this virtual field trip from You Visit.

When you arrive at today’s link, the 360° tour begins. Locations to explore include:

Conjunto de los Cuatro Pequeños Templos
Temple of Quetzalcoatl
Pyramid of the Sun
Conjunto del Sol
Avenue of the Dead
Pyramid of the Moon
Tepantitla

What a great way to ‘tour’ this ancient civilization.

Recommended Website: 4-H Horse Farm Virtual

Age Range: 5-13 (Grades K-8, approximately, with parental supervision) Saddle up your virtual horses and take an entertaining and educational field trip to a horse farm.

Sponsored by the Virginia Horse Industry Board and presented by the 4-H Virtual Farm, stops along your journey include:

Visit a Horse Farm – View video interviews with horse farm owner.
Virginia is for Horses – Test your knowledge of Virginia horse trivia with this interactive quiz.
Horse of a Different Color – See the different horse colorings by name.
Carousel of Breeds – Using a revolving merry-go-round, select a horse to learn more about the breed.
Dusty the Dingy Pony – Clean up a virtual pony using the proper grooming tool with this interactive game.
Saddle Savvy – Learn the difference between an English Saddle and Western Saddle.
Horsing Around – With this interactive game, examine the anatomy of a horse.
4-H Horse Show – Enjoy these video demonstrations of riding and showing styles.
Chincoteague Pony Dreams – Join Mallory on her trip to Chincoteague and learn about the ponies and the pony swim from a Salt Water Cowboy.
Whoa! What’s this? – Learn the language and vocabulary of the horse world.