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For school, homeschool or fun at home! This virtual tour is done for you -- all the educational research,
site navigation and step-by-step instructions will turn web browsing into a goal-oriented educational experience.
It's a complete educational package that includes site overview, goals and objectives, lesson plans, questions and answers, additional activities and sites to visit.
To get started: Have your printer powered-up, full of paper, and ready to go. You will want to print the research portion or read it from the screen. Having a copy of the questions or facts while visiting each site will be advantageous. In case the site is down due to heavy traffic or other causes, you can visit another time and you will have all the resources to aid you with your trip. Then click the button below to start! That's all there is to it!
Tour the National Zoo
Description:
It's a complete educational package that includes site overview, goals and objectives, lesson plans, questions and answers, additional activities and sites to visit.
To get started: Have your printer powered-up, full of paper, and ready to go. You will want to print the research portion or read it from the screen. Having a copy of the questions or facts while visiting each site will be advantageous. In case the site is down due to heavy traffic or other causes, you can visit another time and you will have all the resources to aid you with your trip. Then click the button below to start! That's all there is to it!
Tour the National Zoo
Description:
The National Zoo, located in Washington DC, was established as a zoological park in 1899 by the Smithsonian Institute. The zoo developed for the scientific study of animals and as a place for people to look at, enjoy and learn about and enjoy the captive animals. Over the past 100 years, it has become a biological park with emphasis and study not only on the animals, but also their environment and the interaction between the two. It is still a place for the people to learn more about animals and their natural habitat. Zoo- and bio- are derived from Greek words in which Zoo means animal and Bio means life. Zoo- meaning animal, and bio- life. Hence, this is the reason the National Zoological Park is calling itself a BioPark. Some of the exhibits you can visit after the field trip include Migratory Birds, Endangered Animals, Animal Babies, Reptile and Amphibians, Invertebrates, American Prairie, Cheetah Conservation and more. This web site is filled with information in the form of text, photos, and access to live video.
This site features 'live' cameras throughout the park enabling you to view the animal, as well as links to web pages outside of the National Zoo. The focus of our field trip will be the audio tour. After the tour, you are free to roam the site.
Goals:
1. The student should be able to recognize and name highlighted animals in the field trip and locate where they would be found in the wild. 2. The student should be able to describe conservation efforts for endangered plant and animal species at the zoo and list some of the endangered species. 3. The student should be able to list types of research done at the zoo concerning the zoo's conservation efforts. 4. The student should be able to list different types of animal behavior and their communication.
Goals:
1. The student should be able to recognize and name highlighted animals in the field trip and locate where they would be found in the wild. 2. The student should be able to describe conservation efforts for endangered plant and animal species at the zoo and list some of the endangered species. 3. The student should be able to list types of research done at the zoo concerning the zoo's conservation efforts. 4. The student should be able to list different types of animal behavior and their communication.