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Get to Know Your World


Flags of the World
http://www.zoomschool.com/geography/flags/africa.shtml

Download page, complete and bring in to Target for a treat
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/continents/Northam/label/label.shtml

Get to Know the USA-Capitals, States, Landscapes
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

Get to Know the Continents and Oceans
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm

Imagine the Universe-NASA site
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/homepage.html

Star Child-Learning for the Young Astronomer
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

How well do you know your world?   Have fun with quiz!
http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq

Virtual Field Trips-Cut and paste to your browser and enjoy your trip!

Famous Bridges Of The World
http://www.civl.port.ac.uk/comp_prog/bridges1/
Looking for a compiled list of some of the biggest and best bridges in the world? Click here to see a 
picture and learn important facts. 

Panama Canal
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/general/howitworks/index.html
Visit Central America to view one of the greatest engineering marvels of all time, the Panama Canal. 
To view how the canal works, click on “Transit” and “Operation” to watch the animated video. Also 
try viewing the link on the left of the homepage entitled "Photo Gallery" to see actual panoramic and 
historical photographs! 

Hoover Dam
http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam.html
One of the largest dams is located on the border of Nevada and Arizona in the USA. Consider reading 
the historical background and viewing the photos. 

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: 
http://www.picturebookart.org/visit/tour.asp
Journey to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art to see galleries of picture book art by Eric Carle 
and others. 

The Mark Twain House and Museum
http://www.marktwainhouse.org/thehouse/floormap.shtml
Take an online virtural tour of the Mark Twain house! Click on "Map of Floors/Virtual Tour" and then 
on any room on the floor plan to take the tour! 

Historical Tour of the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/
Take a virtual tour of the White House! Explore all the different rooms to find out the importance of 
each one while learning about the history of the White House! 

The Desert Tour
http://www.tramline.com/tours/sci/desert/_tourlaunch1.htm
Take this virtual field trip and visit many deserts all around the world! Learn about what makes them 
deserts and what kinds of plants and animals live there! 

Sydney Aquarium: Take a Virtual Tour
http://www.sydneyaquarium.com.au/AquaTour/TOU010.asp
Take a virtual tour of exhibits at the Sydney Aquarium! You choose which areas sound interesting to 
you, just click on where you want to go to begin your trip! 

The Louvre Museum
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle.jsp?bmLocale=en
Take a virtual tour of one of the greatest art museums in the world, the Louvre. Online exhibitions 
include Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Art, Islamic Art, Sculptures, Paintings, and 
much more! Choose a tour from the list on the left of the screen to start. 

The Virtual Body
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Explore the human body! Head up to the brain, through the heart, and around the skeleton to learn 
about our bodies! 

National Geographic: The Lewis and Clark Journey
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_intro.html
Join Lewis and Clark on their journey that Thomas Jefferson sent them on! Follow their path and learn 
about what happened along the way! 

Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/cam_menu.asp
This virtual tour of underwater exhibits lets you watch different animals live on web cams! Watch 
penguins, sharks, otters, and more! Click on the species you wish to look at, and fun and interesting 
facts will appear, along with the live web cam! 


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