Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Virtual Field Trip

The internet is amazing in so many ways. One of my favorites is that it allows us to go just about anywhere in the world and virtually experience sights and sounds we may never get to witness in our lives up close and personal. 

This link contains just a few examples of places we can go and "explore" on a virtual field trip.

Take some time go visit beautiful or interesting or special places. Then copy and paste the information from this link into a Word document. Please take a few minutes to answer the questions and save the Word document in the Virtual Field Trip folder on your s:drive. 

Thanks to Martha Thornburgh for the great information and help in creating this assignment.

Enjoy everyone! 

Please comment! Tell us a little about where you went and something interesting you observed or learned. 

P.S. There are so many places in the world that now have webcams. Something else you can try is to Google the name of your favorite place and webcam. There is a good chance that place has a webcam of its own! 

16 comments:

  1. My name is Silas Today’s date is May 7, 2014

    4th Grade Virtual Field Trip

    The place I decided to visit and spend the most time was, Mars

    I chose it because, I have never seen mars.

    Some things I observed were, there was an amazing base and an even more amazing vehicle.

    3 things I learned on my virtual field trip were, in mars their needs to be an air lock to breath. There are blinking lights to help the space ship land. On mars there is orange dirt stuff on the ground.

    Some things I would like to know more about are, what does the other side of mars look like?

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  2. Dear Class,

    One of my favorite things on the Virtual field trip was the Smithsonian Museum, and the Africam. I liked watching Koalas and Pandas (sometimes Tasmanian Devil). It was a lot of fun.
    From, Eli

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  3. My name is Alex Today’s date is May 17, 2014

    4th Grade Virtual Field Trip

    The place I decided to visit and spend the most time was the Court tower.

    I chose it because I was looking for an interesting place to explore and the court tower was an interesting place to visit!

    Some things I observed were the court room and the court hallway and experiencing the outside to see what the court tower looked for the outside.

    3 things I learned on my virtual field trip were the court tower has golden door and the hallway has poles that looks like its holding up the court. Finally I learned what the convince room looks like.

    Some things I would like to know more about are what the trills are about and some halls that aren’t able to explore.

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  4. Dear Mr. Pahl,
    I went to the panda cam and I observed a lot. One thing I Observed was that Pandas are very lazy and they eat bamboo. One thing I want to know is” Why are they so lazy? and “ Do they eat anything else, I know water.

    Sincerely, Evyn

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  5. My name is Annabella. Today’s date is May 7, 2014

    4th Grade Virtual Field Trip

    The place I decided to visit and spend the most time was Smithsonian Museum.

    I chose it because it shows different important and interesting places.

    Some things I observed were the Ice Age because I wanted to see what the world was like back then.

    3 things I learned on my virtual field trip were dinosaurs were alive back then, mummies lived before and mammals are very important to our life.

    Some things I would like to know more about are if dinosaurs would bathe in sea water.

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  6. My name is Eric today’s date is: May 7,2014

    4th Grade Virtual Field Trip

    The place I decided to visit and spend the most time was Smithsonian Panoramic.

    I chose it because The Smithsonian Panoramic has a lot of wonderful Places

    Some things I observed were the ancient Deep Seas

    3 things I learned on my virtual field trip were that they have a good amount of explanation about the sea. They have a café and a fossil café

    Some things I would like to know more about are why there is a fossil café

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  7. My name is Charlie Today’s date is May 7 2014

    4th Grade Virtual Field Trip

    The place I decided to visit and spend the most time was aripano.

    I chose it because there were videos and beautiful views.

    Some things I observed were Rainbows waterfalls.

    3 things I learned on my virtual field trip were I learned there was an angle falls and that giraffe tongs are black. And that there is a peak that is 7389 meters high!
    Some things I would like to know more about are how waterfalls affect the shape of the rock
    Your friend Charlie

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  8. My name is Sam Today’s date is May 12, 2014
    4th Grade Virtual Field Trip

    The place I decided to visit and spend the most time was visiting different waterfalls on one website.
    I chose it because waterfalls are so pretty and I got an amazing view. They are so beautiful- one or two of them even had a double rainbow!
    Something I observed was that there was a lot of mist floating beautifully into the air.
    3 things I learned on my virtual field trip were that a lot of waterfalls in canyons. Also many in the jungle, or on rocky cliffs.
    Some things I would like to know more about are how waterfalls affect animals’ life, and if water from waterfalls can sometimes be provided by a mountaintop. That would be interesting!

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  9. Dear Mr. Pahl,
    I thank all the people that did the monster mash was had good pic. And I can’t wait for next year too. And yes I do that Averi’s face is beautiful.


    From, Vanessa

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  10. Dear Mr. Pahl and Avari,
    I really liked your face painting, is it oil pastel or Halloween make up. Any way who did it?
    Did they cute up a real dollar.
    From ,alondra

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  11. Dear Mr. Pahl, I did not get to go to the monster mash but I really was looking forward to going. I bet that it was really fun, but I would be happier if I was there that day so that I could make a monster picture. Also I saw a lot of cool pictures some of the pictures looked really alike to the real picture, so I hope that you and all the other students and parents that have gone to the monster mash had fun. Best Wishes, Hannah

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  12. My name is Izabelle Today’s date is May 12, 2014

    4th Grade Virtual Field Trip

    The place I decided to visit and spend the most time was the beautiful Smithsonian Museum.

    I chose it because I love museums and they are an easy way to learn facts from the past and, it’s also quick and easy.

    Some things I observed were the Dinosaur Bones because I wanted to learn more about them and if scientists can tell how old the bones are.

    3 things I learned on my virtual field trip was that when something catches an Elephants attention it lifts up his trunk and it ears are fanned.

    Some things I would like to know more about are how long a Giraffes tongue. One more thing I want to learn more about is how Elephants clean their teeth.

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  13. My name is Angelina Today’s date is May 7, 2014

    4th Grade Virtual Field Trip

    The place I decided to visit and spend the most time was the Smithsonian Panoramic



    I chose it because I would love to learn more about animals and other things too.

    Some things I observed were there are different section that we can see.

    3 things I learned on my virtual field trip were Giraffe’s, animals, and mummies.
    My favorite part about this is the Giraffe’s because they have a big tongue.

    Some things I would like to know more about are Giraffe’s because I was wondering how tall are them and how do you know how old are them . Also I want to learn more about how long is there tongue?

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  14. Dear Mr. Pahl I really thought that they were funny and that we were lucky for them coming to our school. They were really funny. Also I think that I got inspired to start learning to juggle. So if you ever see them make sure to say hi for me and thank them for the awesome time they gave us. Best Wishes, Hannah

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  15. Dear Mr. Pahl,
    When I did the virtual field trip I decided to go to the Smithsonian Museum. It was really funny because Sarah kept following me and there were hilarious items or objects. I wish I could go to the IMAX Theater though to watch a movie.
    -Charlize xD

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  16. Dear Mr. Pahl,
    Doing the virtual field trip was really fun but it still wasn’t better than going to a field trip in real life. What I spent most time doing was following Charlize in the Smithsonian Museum. My favorite virtual field trip was the Smithsonian Museum.
    - Sarah H.

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