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Donors Choose

This site matches teachers and donors for small projects and supplies. Teachers post a specific project on this website and donors then choose the projects they wish to support. The site links to other grant funding opportunities as well.

Adopt-a-Classroom

Teachers establish a website with information about their classroom activities, students, and needs. Donors can review the different classrooms and make a donation to support the teacher and students.

Eduweb

A menu of virtual reality experiences from exploring the Amazon to experiencing a black hole. Sites are set up like computer games and allow users to interact with the material.

Minnesota Zoo: Virtual Wolfquest Game

Students learn about the life and habits of wolves by creating a wolf "avatar" and playing a survival wildlife game on computer.

Discover North Carolina: Field Trips

This website from the UNC School of Education offers an effective example of a statewide database of field trip ideas.

Camp Silos: Why Take a Field Trip?

A thorough checklist of field trip preparation and logistics for a successful experience.

Learn NC: Planning a Successful (and Educational) Field Trip

This article by Bobby Hobgood and Lesley Richardson provides detailed information on how to prepare for a fieldtrip and ensure a meaningful experience.

Scholastic: Five Tips for Successful Field Trips

Alyssa Zelkowitz gives advice on how to prepare special needs students for a successful fieldtrip. The advice shared supports ESL student participation as well.

Museum of Science: Field Trip Activities

The website from the Boston Museum of Science offers examples of field trip activities that students can try, as well as downloadable worksheets and chaperone guides.

NAEYC: We're Going on a Field Trip!

This worksheet from NAEYC's Teaching Young Children magazine offers an easy template to use when sharing information with parents about upcoming field trips. A Spanish version, is also available.

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