New Virtual Field Trips

by Cooper, Gail

• ISBN13: 9781563088872
• ISBN10: 1563088878
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-15
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

Better than ever, this latest edition brings you more than 440 of the most exciting, educational, and innovative Web sites available for taking your students on unforgettable Internet field trips. The Coopers have responded to your requests with more than 100 new trips to visit sites that tie into National Science Standards, use inquiry-based learning, or encourage independent studies. The book follows the same topical easy-access subject organization, cross-referenced to save you time. Sites that incorporate sound, animation, video, and instructions on downloading software for site navigation are also new to this edition. Whether you are headed to the ocean bottom or outer space, don't hit the information superhighway without this book as your road map. You'll avoid inappropriate and hard-to-navigate sites, and students will thank you for the trouble-free virtual trips.

Author Biography

GAIL COOPER, a writer and licensed clinical social worker, is a contributing editor of Family Therapy Networker.GARRY COOPER, a licensed clinical social worker and writer from Oak Park, Illinois, is a regular columnist for several newsletters.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
How to Use This Book	xv
Virtual Time Machine	1	(24)
A-Bomb Museum	1	(1)
African American History	2	(3)
American Revolution	5	(2)
Ancient Athens	7	(1)
Ancient Civilizations	7	(1)
Ancient Egypt	7	(1)
Ancient Library of Qumran---Dead Sea Scrolls	8	(1)
Ancient Middle East	8	(1)
Ancient Olympics	9	(1)
British History	9	(1)
Canadian History	10	(1)
Chicago Historical Society	10	(1)
Civil War	10	(3)
German Historical Museum	13	(1)
Gulf War	13	(1)
Holocaust	14	(1)
International Horse Museum	14	(1)
Library of Congress	14	(1)
Mayans	14	(1)
Museums	15	(1)
Oregon Trail	16	(1)
Paleolithic Painted Cave	16	(1)
Pirates	17	(1)
Soviet Union	17	(1)
Spanish-American War	18	(1)
Titanic	18	(1)
United States---Adrian Scott and the Hollywood Ten	18	(1)
United States---Constitution	19	(1)
United States---National Archives and Records Administration	19	(1)
United States---New Deal Era	19	(1)
United States---1918---1921	20	(1)
United States---1950s	20	(1)
United States---1950s Road Trip	20	(1)
United States---1968	20	(1)
United States---Nineteenth Century	21	(1)
United States---Women's Liberation Movement	21	(1)
A Walk Through Time	21	(1)
World War I	22	(1)
World War II	22	(3)
Tour the World	25	(22)
Afghanistan	25	(1)
Africa	25	(1)
Andes	26	(1)
Antarctica	26	(1)
Australia	27	(1)
Bosnia	28	(1)
Cambodia	28	(1)
Canada	28	(2)
China	30	(1)
England	30	(1)
France	31	(1)
Germany	32	(1)
Greece	33	(1)
Haiti	33	(1)
India	33	(1)
Iran	34	(1)
Israel	34	(1)
Japan	34	(1)
Jordan	35	(1)
Laos	35	(1)
Myanmar	35	(1)
Nicaragua	36	(1)
North Pole	36	(1)
Russia	36	(1)
Singapore	37	(1)
Spain	37	(1)
Thailand	37	(1)
Turkey	38	(1)
United States	38	(1)
United States---Alaska	38	(1)
United States---California	39	(1)
United States---Hawaii	40	(1)
United States---Missouri	40	(1)
United States---New England	40	(1)
United States---New Jersey	41	(1)
United States---New York	41	(1)
United States---Ohio	42	(1)
United States---Oregon	42	(1)
United States---Washington	43	(1)
United States---Washington, D. C.	44	(1)
Vietnam	44	(1)
Wales	45	(1)
World-Wide Tour	45	(1)
Yunnan	45	(2)
Outer Space	47	(6)
Arty the Astronaut	47	(1)
Astronomy for Kids	47	(1)
Bradford Robotic Telescope	48	(1)
Celestial Cartography	48	(1)
Cosmo Net	48	(1)
Curiosity Club	48	(1)
Hands-On Universe	49	(1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	49	(2)
Nine Planets	51	(1)
Northern Lights Planetarium	51	(1)
Solar System Live	51	(1)
Space Telescope Science Institute	51	(1)
The Sun	52	(1)
The Great Outdoors	53	(8)
Alaskan Wildflowers	53	(1)
Bird Watching	53	(3)
Fall Foliage	56	(1)
Insects	56	(1)
Lake Big Fish---A Backyard Habitat	57	(1)
Parks and Sanctuaries	58	(1)
Rainforest	59	(1)
Volcanoes	59	(1)
Weather	60	(1)
Aquatic and Marine Life	61	(6)
Aquariums	61	(1)
Dolphins	62	(1)
Massachusetts Tide Pool	63	(1)
Ocean Adventure	63	(1)
Scuba Diving in Maui	63	(1)
Sea Turtle Migration	64	(1)
Sea World	64	(1)
United States Coast Guard	64	(1)
Whales	64	(3)
Animal Kingdom	67	(6)
Animal Sounds	67	(1)
Australian Animals	67	(1)
Australian Wildlife	68	(1)
Big Cats	68	(1)
California Living Museum (CALM)	68	(1)
Cheetahs	69	(1)
Cub Den	69	(1)
Elephants	69	(1)
The Froggy Page	69	(1)
Kratt's Creatures	70	(1)
Turtle Trax	70	(1)
Wolves	70	(1)
Zoos	70	(3)
Science and Industry	73	(20)
Industry and Industrial Arts	73	(1)
Science---Anatomy	74	(1)
Science---Aviation and Aerospace	75	(1)
Science---Biology and Botany	76	(2)
Science---Biotechnology and Cloning	78	(1)
Science---Chemistry	78	(1)
Science---Earth and Environmental	78	(1)
Science---Forensics	79	(1)
Science---General	80	(1)
Science---Geology, Gems, and Minerals	81	(1)
Science---Health---Drug and Alcohol Addiction	81	(1)
Science---Materials	82	(1)
Science---Microscopy	82	(1)
Science---Museums and Laboratories	83	(5)
Science---Optical Illusions	88	(1)
Science---Paleontology	89	(1)
Science---Physics	89	(2)
Science---Technology	91	(2)
Mathematics and Logic	93	(6)
The Calculator Museum	93	(1)
Calculus	93	(1)
Computer Museum	94	(1)
Contests	94	(1)
Cool Math	95	(1)
Fractal Art	95	(1)
Geometry Center	96	(1)
History of Mathematics Archive	96	(1)
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Mega Math	96	(1)
Pavilion of Polyhedreality	97	(1)
Word Problems	97	(2)
Visual Arts	99	(10)
Arts and Crafts Classes	99	(1)
Galleries and Museums	100	(5)
Native American Art	105	(1)
Photography and Photojournalism	106	(3)
Performing Arts	109	(10)
Cinema	109	(1)
Dance	110	(1)
Music	111	(3)
Operas and Operettas	114	(1)
Radio and Broadcasting	115	(1)
Scripts	115	(1)
Theater	115	(4)
Language Arts and Literature	119	(6)
Grammar, Writing, and Vocabulary	119	(2)
Lectures and Speeches	121	(1)
Prose and Poetry	121	(4)
Sports and Leisure	125	(6)
Chess	125	(1)
Circus	125	(1)
Clown Hall of Fame	126	(1)
Girl's World	126	(1)
Juggling Hall of Fame	126	(1)
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood	127	(1)
Professor Bubbles' Bubblesphere	127	(1)
Rainy Day Resource Page	127	(1)
Sports	127	(3)
Street Cents	130	(1)
Thomas the Tank Engine	130	(1)
People You Should Know	131	(16)
African Americans in the Sciences	131	(1)
Anderson, Leroy	131	(1)
Austen, Jane	131	(1)
Bernstein, Leonard	132	(1)
Blake, William	132	(1)
Borges, Jorge Luis	132	(1)
Burns, Robert	133	(1)
Bush, George and Barbara	133	(1)
Carter, Jimmy	133	(1)
Classical Composers	133	(1)
Collins, Wilkie	134	(1)
Da Vinci, Leonardo	134	(1)
Davis, Jefferson	134	(1)
De Tocqueville, Alexis	134	(1)
Dickens, Charles	135	(1)
Eco, Umberto	135	(1)
Eisenhower, Dwight David	135	(1)
Faulkner, William	135	(1)
Fleming, Ian	136	(1)
Ford, Gerald	136	(1)
4,000 Years of Women in Science	136	(1)
Fuller, Buckminster	137	(1)
Hayes, Rutherford	137	(1)
Heaney, Seamus	137	(1)
Holiday, Billie	137	(1)
Hoover, Herbert	138	(1)
Jefferson, Thomas	138	(1)
Johnson, Lyndon Baines	138	(1)
Joyce, James	139	(1)
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald	139	(1)
King, Doctor Martin Luther, Jr	139	(1)
Mandela, Nelson	140	(1)
Marquez, Gabriel Jose Garcia	140	(1)
McCarthy, Joseph	140	(1)
Meade, George	141	(1)
Monroe, James	141	(1)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus	141	(1)
Muir, John	142	(1)
Murphy, Audie	142	(1)
Nixon, Richard M	142	(1)
Polk, James J	142	(1)
Prince of Wales	143	(1)
Pulitzer Prize Winners	143	(1)
Reagan, Ronald	143	(1)
Roosevelt, Franklin	143	(1)
Ross, Betsy	144	(1)
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel	144	(1)
Rowling, J. K	144	(1)
Stein, Gertrude	144	(1)
Tesla, Nikola	145	(1)
Thomas, George Henry	145	(1)
Truman, Harry S	145	(1)
Wagner, Richard	146	(1)
Warhol, Andy	146	(1)
Wise, Robert	146	(1)
Wright, Frank Lloyd	146	(1)
Index	147