5 BEST Virtual Field Trips (article with links from Kelly Tenkely) that talks about the Smithsonian, UPM Forest Life, Moon in Google Earth, Planet in Action, and Augmented Reality sites.

The Museum of Online Museums is a one-stop site to find links to some of the best art museums and galleries in the world. The links and collections are updated on a regular basis. And the site has been featured on NPR, in Time magazine, and in the New York Times.

Picturing the Thirties is another great virtual web activity from the Smithsonian.  This virtual museum exhibit teaches students about the 1930’s through eight exhibitions.  Students will learn about the Great Depression, The New Deal, The Country, Industry, Labor, The City, Leisure, and American People in the 1930’s.  Art from the Smithsonian American Art Museum are supplemented with other primary sources such as photographs, newsreels, and artist memorabilia.  Picturing the Thirties is an incredible virtual field trip to museum exhibits that will put your students face to face with primary resources that will help them understand the events and culture of the 1930’s.  This is SO much better than learning from a textbook!  This interactive site is a great way for students to explore the 1930’s and learn at their own pace.  This site is perfect for the computer lab environment where every student has access to a computer.  You could also take a class virtual field trip to the museum using an interactive whiteboard or a projector.

Join in The Wild Experience 

( Field Trip Earth:  About The Project )

Be a part of The Wild Experience, an exciting multimedia presentation designed especially for Field Trip Earth visitors. The Wild Experience takes us on a tour of the conservation research projects highlighted on FTE.We'll meet new people, see remote and fascinating places, and interact with wildlife both familiar and exotic—it's an opportunity to work as wildlife researchers ourselves

American Museum of Natural History Presents Ology (Grades 2-8) Astronomy, Biodiversity, Genetics, Rocks and Minerals, Water – Very colorful website that is a slightly tricky to navigate.  Once you choose your “ology” on the left, you will need to scroll way down to see what exhibit features are available.  Most include video clips and interactive games along with images and text.

Museums always have great interactives, this is a fantastic list of one from the UK.