It’s Friday, and time for a Virtual Field Trip. I would like to ask you to check out the Recommended Website: National Aquarium
Age Range: All (all grades; children with parental supervision) This website provides a glimpse of the over 20,000 fish, amphibians, reptiles, marine mammals, and birds living at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland.
When arriving at the site, you’ll see:
- Exhibits – Learn about the exhibit and the animals in that exhibit.
- Animals – You can search for an animal by type, range or exhibit or scroll over the animal you are interested in for a brief description. Then “Learn More” to get an overview and quick facts on each animal including:
- Range
- Diet
- Size
- Population Status
- Predators
You can also see information on each caretaker. Here is a list of some of the animals at the aquarium:
- Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin
- Blue Blubber Jelly
- Emperor Angelfish
- Green Sea Turtle
- Laughing Kookabura
- Percula Clownfish
- And so many more!
- Live Streams – Black Tip Reef, Jellies Invasion, and Pacific Coral Reef. When arriving at the chosen webcam page, not only can you see the exhibit in real time (only live during business hours), but you can learn about the location and some of the animals that are part of the exhibit.
It would be fun to challenge your students to find the listed animals while watching the live feed.
Recommended Website: Yellowstone National Park
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision) Put on your virtual hiking boots and explore Yellowstone National Park through hundreds of pictures, videos, and webcams.
Part of the larger National Park Service website, when you arrive at the featured page, click one of the image links for Photo Gallery, Sounds, Videos, Virtual Tours, or Webcams. On these pages you will find:
- Photo Gallery – Campgrounds; Canyons and Rivers; Lakes and Ponds; Old Faithful Webcam Photos; and more
- Sounds – Sound Library; Telemetry; Audio Postcards; and more
- Videos – Experience Yellowstone; Upper Geyser Basin Tour; Archived Live Ranger Talks; and more
- Virtual Tours – Video Walks; Map-Based Tours; and Story Maps
- Webcams – one live-streaming and eight static webcams of the area.
When you are finished taking in all the wonderful sights and sounds of Yellowstone, check out the “Educators” option located under “Learn & Explore” in the menu section for materials to complement your virtual visit to Yellowstone Park.
This website provides a thorough and memorable virtual visit to America’s first national park and one of its most beloved natural treasures.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
| Enjoy! |
