Virtual Field Trip

http://www.homeworkspot.com/features/greatexplorers.htm

“Follow the footsteps of great discoveries.” This article explains one of the greatest aspect of the virtual field trip, and that is to take the same journey that great men before you have. With state of the art graphics and well designed information, this field trip is able to recreate the stories of many intrepid adventurers who explored Apollo like journeys all over the world. The article stresses the immense detail in the information covered, and the wide variety of explorations to choose from, for example, Colonel Percy Fawcett, who charted the wilderness of South America; Matthew Henson, who raced Peary to the North Pole; Amelia Earhart and Dian Fossey. Learning these voyages helps children to better understand where they come from, and why their there. It will also spark the imagination of the young explorers in the classroom to get out and start following that dream of theirs, no matter how huge it might seem. I find this form of learning to be very effective, and interesting to all types of students. I would like to read more about these trips and find out from other teachers how their students reacted to the field trip, and maybe take one for my self.