Virtual Field Trips

All questions regarding Virtual Field Trips can be referred to:
Sister Edward Quinn, Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Field trip out of the question? Think again. Thanks to technology, it’s now possible for kids to visit all kinds of places from the comfort of their classroom (or home!). We’ve compiled a list of the best virtual field trips for you, so enjoy your “visit”.

List of 25 possibilities:  https://www.weareteachers.com/best-virtual-field-trips/

Virtual field trips (free of charge!) can be found at:
https://www.discoveryeducation.com/community/virtual-field-trips/

Virtual Field Trips to Religious Shrines:

Virtual Field Trips to the Franklin Institute

This time of year is usually full of amazing Franklin Institute field trips, which create memories for your students that last a lifetime.  With those trips not happening this year, we are providing a number of fun, educational resources that you can share virtually with your teachers, students and their families to bring a little bit of us to you!

Our Franklin @ Home series is dedicated to providing many fun, interesting and engaging activities for K-12 students and teachers.  Here are some highlights:

  • Science Recipes – Simple and interactive lessons that encourage kids to explore at home, using simple materials people can find at home.
  • Spark of Science Videos – Our science interpreters perform some of their favorite experiments by taking complex topics and boiling them down so they are easy to understand.  Whether interested in a specific topic or science in general, these are perfect to share with students and parents alike.
  • Activate Your Brain – Interactive online activities from our Your Brain exhibit, where students can learn about their own brains!
  • Go Live with Our Scientists – opportunities to hear directly from our scientists about COVID-19, observing the night sky, and environmental science issues.
  • Bad Science – Take science myths and see whether we can prove them wrong.

Franklin Institute Exhibits – Here for a list of all of our exhibits for you to create your own virtual field trip!  We even have Educator Exhibit Guides with pictures, activities and examples of what you would learn inside our building!  No field trips this year?  These guides figuratively put you into the museum to get you up close to the science action.

The best way to keep in touch with all of our activities and offerings is by subscribing to our email list.  You’ll be informed about all our new events as we move forward.  Feel free to share this with your educators so that they can send it to their students’ parents, it’s an amazing resource and is totally free!

Live COVID-19 Q&A – Monday 3pm – 3:30pm
Join Chief Bioscientist Dr. Jayatri Das and decision strategist Annie Duke to learn about the psychology of smarter decision making in the midst of a pandemic.

Franklin Outside Scavenger Hunt – Wednesday 3pm – 3:30pm
Grab your binoculars and join our Environmental Scientist, Dr. Rachel Valletta, on an outdoor scavenger hunt. What nature can you spot? Discover something surprising, snap a photo, and explore the world around you, all while appreciating the nurturing power of nature.

Tune in LIVE each Wednesday afternoon at 3pm ET on The Franklin Institute’s Facebook page.
You can also catch up on previous events with our experts on our YouTube channel.

Night Skies @ Home With Derrick Pitts – Thursdays 7:45pm to 8:45pm

Go LIVE with our Chief Astronomer!  Look to the sky. Find your direction. Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts invites stargazers of all ages to step outside and join him for the first in a series of night sky tours from home. Amateur astronomers, guided by our very own @coolastronomer, will tour the cosmos, stare at the stars, and be amazed by astronomy—no telescopes needed.

How do I recognize a planet? How can I spot the International Space Station? How does the sky move? What type of stars can I see? How do I begin looking for constellations? Ask the questions, satisfy your curiosity, and learn from the best!  Tune in LIVE each Thursday evening at 7:45pm ET on The Franklin Institute’s Facebook page.

Arts Connection – Fine Arts Programs from Young Audiences

We have launched a free series of mini assembly performances. Every week, we will release two new videos of YA assemblies, designed to engage, enliven and excite children, teachers and families:

Study Guides