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Virtual Tour of Bee Hive!

September 23rd, 2011

Hi! It’s Friday, September 23, 2011 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at Clickschooling!

Recommended Website:
CC Pollen: Official Beehive

At this website you can take a virtual tour of a beehive and find out about the social structure of a bee colony through illustrations and informative text!

When you get to the site, click on the words “Start Here” and a new page opens with a few selections. The EASIEST way to take the tour is to simply click on the “Next Page” button and follow the prompts on each succeeding page such as “click here” or “next page.” You’ll enjoy information about:

The Queen Bee
Royal Jelly
Nurse Bees
Baby Bees
Drones
Scout Bees
The Bee Dance
Collector Bees
Guard Bees
Housekeeping Bees
Undertaker Bees

When you’re through with the tour you can return to the home page where you can use the menu at the bottom of the page to learn more about bee pollen, royal jelly, and the importance of bees.

This website is sponsored by a company that sells bee-based products, but you don’t have to purchase a thing to enjoy the educational extravaganza.

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Virtual Tour of Paper Factory!

September 17th, 2011

Hi! It’s Friday, September 16, 2011 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Liberty Paper

Age Range: 8 and up (with parental supervision)

At this website you can take a virtual tour of the Liberty Paper factory to see how recycled paper is manufactured. Through text and animated pictures, you’ll discover how discarded corrugated boxes get transformed into pulp to make paper.

This tour is designed for kids, but non-readers will need assistance.

When you get to the site, you’ll see a brief introduction. Below that is the first stage of the virtual tour “From Pulp To Paper.” Simple click on the numbered steps from 1-8 to take the complete tour.

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Virtual Tour of Odwalla Factory

September 9th, 2011

Hi! It’s Friday, September 9, 2011 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Odwalla

Age Range: 8 and up (with parental guidance)

Do you enjoy Odwalla juice beverages? At the Odwalla website you can enjoy an animated tour of how the juice is made. The animations are cartoonish but the information panels explain the manufacturing process in detail.

When you get to the site look for the horizontal menu at the top of the page. Click on “Freshology” to learn how Odwalla juice is made.

When you’re through finding out about the juice, learn about Odwalla’s new “PlantBottle” that is made from sugarcane! Watch a video that explains this revolutionary packaging design.

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History Through Newspaper Headlines!

September 8th, 2011

Hi! It’s Thursday, September 8, 2011 and time for History at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
HistoryBuff.com

Age Range: 10 and up (with parental guidance)

This non-profit website archives collections of original newspapers that recount the stories that created American history. Read articles that were written by reporters who lived at the time of the event. Many of these primary source documents include eye-witness accounts by every-day people, bringing history to life in a much more real and meaningful way than most textbooks do.

When you get to the site use the menu on the left of your screen to navigate topics that include:

*Newspaper Collecting – Get information on how to archive and preserve your own historical newspapers.

*Online Newspaper Archives – Explore newspapers from 1700 through 2004!

*History Buff Newsletter Archives – Read the back issues of this website’s companion newsletter with terrific historical information about people and events. Be sure to subscribe to the newsletter – it’s delivered free to your email inbox!

*Historic Panoramas – Enjoy narrated panoramic views of historical landmarks – it’s like taking a virtual field trip!

Includes:

Colonial America
Daniel Boone Gravesite
Davy Crockett Childhood Home
Anna Jarvis Home
Abraham Lincoln Historic Sites
Thomas Edison Birthplace
~ And more!

*Reference Libraries – Listen to audio clips of famous historic people such as P.T. Barnum, Teddy Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, and more! Read over 200 articles covering an array of topics such as baseball, the Civil War, Presidential Inaugurations, the Old West, and more.

*Primary Source Material – Read the newspapers, transcripts, and articles that chronicle American history.

*State Facts – Get the basics on every state in the Union. Learn about state capitals, birds, flowers, capitals, songs, governors, population, and more.

*Interactive Quizzes – Register a user name and password to take some online history quizzes. Test your knowledge of historical events, people, and places.

Bookmark this site and return whenever you want to enhance your history studies by reading the accounts of people who actually lived through it.

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Virtual Field Trip to Geothermal Plant

August 26th, 2011

Hi! It’s Friday, August 26, 2011 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
CalEnergy: Virtual Tour

Age Range: 8 and up (approximately with parental guidance)

At this website you can take a tour of a geothermal power plant to see how the natural heat of the earth is used to generate electricity for homes and businesses. Geothermal power is a renewable source of energy and does not rely on coal or other fossil fuels to create electricity.

When you get to the site you’ll see a picture of a geothermal plant. Select a method to view the tour that is presented through a series of narrated videos that include animations, illustrations and sound.

It takes a minute to download each new video presentation along the tour. Your patience with the download will be rewarded as you explore each phase of the geothermal power plant operation that includes:

A look at the geothermal resources far below the surface of the earth.
An explanation of how these resources are brought to the earth’s surface and converted into steam.
Info on how the steam is used to spin turbines and generate electricity.
A view of how unused fluid is returned to the earth to sustain the geothermal resource so it can be used again.

To see all phases of the tour from start to finish, just click on the “G” on the picture for “Grand Tour.”

The site includes a “Glossary of Terms” in case you need clarification on some of the vocabulary used in the tour.

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Virtual Field Trip To Statue of Liberty!

August 19th, 2011

Hi! It’s Friday, August 19, 2011 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
National Park Service: Statue of Liberty eTour

Age Range: 8 and up (approximately, with parental supervision)

At this website you can take a multi-media virtual tour of one of the world’s most recognized landmarks, the Statue of Liberty.

When you get to the site select High Speed or Dial-Up access, turn on your speakers, and enjoy the tour.

VERY IMPORTANT: You won’t hear spoken words, so be sure to read the text to understand how to navigate and access all of the content here, including the video presentations at each stop along the tour. (Hint: be sure to click on the icons in the black frames.)

The e-tour includes: