Hi! It’s Friday, June 18, 2010 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
National Arboretum Virtual Tour for Kids
Age Range: 6-14 (approximately, non-readers will need assistance)
ClickScholar Chris in Virginia recommended this website that offers a free virtual tour of the National Arboretum designed just for kids.
This is a terrific virtual tour delivered through a slide show with text that asks questions about what you’re viewing and then provides answers. Kids will learn all about:
- Fossilized Flowers
- Bonsai Gardening
- Herbs
- Plants with Thorns
- How To Make A Knot Garden
- What A Bowl of Cereal Has In Common with a Roman Goddess
- Tree Bark Designs
- Poison Ivy
- How to Tell the Age of a Tree
- Prehistoric Trees
- “Weeping” Trees
- And much, much more!
When you get to the site, just click on “Start Tour” to begin the adventure. This virtual tour really is designed to engage and educate kids – and it’s a great activity for the whole family to do together!
