Good morning, how are you? I wanted to share our Homeschool Resources: online Computer Science Curriculum & Virtual Field Trip with you. Would you take a look at the resources I’ve shared with you and let me know if you’ve used these with your students.
Convert your child’s screen time to a more productive activity with an Online Computer Science Curriculum from CompuScholar. You do not need to be an expert, as this curriculum is user-friendly, teaching in a step-by-step format.
National Park Service: Virtual Field Trip To Statue of Liberty!– All Grades, with parental supervision
At this website you can take a multi-media virtual tour of one of the world’s most recognized landmarks, the Statue of Liberty.
When you get to the site, read about the tour and then click on “Take the Statue of Liberty Virtual Tour” and then “Click to enter the tour”.
VERY IMPORTANT: You won’t hear spoken words, so be sure to read the text to understand how to navigate and access all of the content here, including the video presentations at each stop along the tour. (Hint: be sure to click on the icons in the black frames.)
The virtual tour includes:
- A trip around the perimeter of Liberty Island in New York Harbor
- The history of the statue’s design and significance
- Statue Statistics – height, weight, materials used to make it, etc.
- Engineering Techniques
- Information on the statue’s torch and flame
- How the image of the statue is used by marketers
- Symbolism of the concept of liberty
This tour is sure to spark discussion about world history, immigration, politics, geography, liberty, and more.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
