Our virtual field trips are designed to be completed at your class’s own pace. Pick and choose from a variety of activities, virtual games, and lesson plans for you to lead in class, all designed to meet curriculum outcomes. Each class will include educational videos.

Use these virtual field trips as an introduction to or as review of a unit. Johnson Geo Centre wants to be there to support you and your amazing teaching, and enrich your instruction.

 

Grade 4: Geo Detectives VR

Available in English and French

Curriculum Connection:
Unit 1: Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion

Virtual Field Trip Description:
Students will learn about the three rock types, how geologists identify minerals, how minerals are used, and how weathering and erosion shape our landscapes. They will use their investigative skills to identify a rock they collect based on the characteristics of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. They will play along with our online game to perform various tests on a set of minerals and then, based on the results, will determine the identity of the “mystery mineral.” They will discover materials in our homes that come from the Earth and think about their own impact on this planet we call home. Then they will have the chance to watch weathering and erosion in real time, and see how these forces can drastically change our landscape.

Virtual Field Trip Components:
-6 educational videos with an interpreter and Circuit
-3 online games
-6 lesson plans for in-class activities that you can do with your class

Click Geo Detectives Virtual Program for a detailed description of the Virtual Field Trip Components and a list of the curriculum links covered.

 

Grade 6: Astronaut Trek VR

Available in English and French

Curriculum Connection:
Unit 1: Space

Virtual Field Trip Description:
Students will explore our solar system and celestial bodies found in it. They tour the solar system through our Tourist in our Solar System slideshow. They will examine the mechanics of our solar system and the planets within it. In From Ancient Astronomers to Modern Times, they will explore the scientific process and how the model of our solar system changed over time. Using the Orbit Trek script and worksheet, students will learn how planets orbit the Sun and how the Moon orbits Earth in Exploring Orbits. Students will learn about human exploration in space and the technology that makes it possible. Students will learn about the Moon and stars as we see them in our night sky. In Constellations and Asterisms, they will discover how stars form patterns in the sky, which humans have used to tell stories and navigate our world.

Virtual Field Trip Components:
- 6 educational videos with an interpreter and Circuit
- 6 online games
- 6 lesson plans for in-class activities that you can do with your class

Click Grade 6 Virtual Program for a detailed description of the Virtual Field Trip Components and a list of the curriculum links covered.

 

 

Booking Information:

Rate: TBD

Classroom Details: You will get access to a Google Classroom for the semester. The Google Classroom will have links to all of our educational materials for that virtual field trip. You will also be provided with a Step-by-Step Teacher Guide with detailed descriptions and instructions for all activities.

Please contact us by email at gcprograms@mun.ca to book your session.