Tight budget virtual field trips is the way to go!

With the budgets getting tighter and tighter these days I have 3 great virtual field trips to take your class or your family on.

• The first stop on our tour is using Google Earth to locate Cathedrals around the world.  This would be a great exercise if you are exploring religions in a History class or perhaps you are learning about architecture for an art class.  It opens up in Google Earth which you can download very easy here.  You also have the options to open the 3D models in Google's 3D Warehouse by clicking here.  

• The second stop we blast out of this world to view.  We are going to the Moon!  At Arounder Moon you can take a trip around the gray surface of the Moon.  There is a blog you can follow, games to play, communication to check out, you can even download the app for your touch screen phone and keep the world at your finger tips.  Check it out and have a safe trip!

• The last stop on our journey takes us not on land but under the sea.  Ever wonder what a life sized whale looks like?  Well at the Whale and Dolphin Conservatory you can.  Take a detailed view of what this marvelous creature looks like.  Students can zoom in to see all the details as if it is in your classroom.  This may seem like a silly tour but in fact, if commercial whale fishing isn't banned this might be your last time to ever see it.  Click here to begin viewing this large tour!