Virtual Field Trips- No Permission Slips Required!
The Nature Conservancy’s K–12 education team, Nature Works Everywhere, has the most amazing wealth of resources and fabulous videos of virtual field trips that will take your students all over the world. You and your students are enthusiastically invited to take a trip!
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VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP
Why you should watch: The Nature Conservancy Nature Works Everywhere Virtual Field Trips are totally free and designed as live events for grade 3–8 classrooms.
An EASY way to watch: You and your students can watch the virtual field trips live as a Google Hangout On Air by signing up at The Nature Works Everywhere site. Can’t watch live? No problem! You and your class can view the taped field trip at a later time at your convenience on The Nature Works Everywhere YouTube channel.
Bookmark this! Nature Works Everywhere was founded by the Nature Conservancy and its 550 scientists to help students learn the science behind how nature works and how future generations can help keep it running strong. Nature Works Everywhere gives teachers, students and families the opportunity to explore nature around the globe alongside Nature Conservancy scientists. The website includes videos, interactive games, and lesson plans for science and geography.
For more information about the virtual field trip or to register, check out this page at Nature Works Everywhere.
Here's a sampling of the wide array of resources you can find!
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View from a Canoe: Exploring a Coastal Temperate Rainforest
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Project-Based Learning: Design and Build a Rain Garden
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Sustainable Urban Design: Educator’s Toolkit for Project-Based Learning
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Nature Works Everywhere Garden Webinars
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Meet Three Experts Changing the Face of STEM
virtual career fair video -
Nature’s First Defenders
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Recording the Rainforest
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Educator Support Video: Soil Analysis
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Educator Support Video: Water Filtration
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Educator Support Video: Habitat Survey
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Borneo: The Symphony of the Rainforest
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Urban Runoff: Design a School Stormwater Management Plan
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City Habitats
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Powering the Planet: Renewable Energy
virtual field trip video -
Pescar Para un Futuro
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Rain Garden Tip Sheet
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Pollinator Garden Tip Sheet
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Native Habitat Garden Tip Sheet
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