Raven Hrtyanski
US Resources
1. Grand Canyon
a. PO Box 129
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
b. (928) 638-7888
c. The Grand Canyon is part of the National Parks in Arizona. At the
park there are many activities that you can participate in.
Becoming a Junior Ranger and river trips are just some of these
opportunities. On their site there is also an in depth Video Series
that shows the natural and human history of the Grand Canyon if
you are unable to make it for a visit.
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2. National Mall
a. 900 Ohio Drive SW
Washington, DC 20024
b. (202) 426-6841
General Visitor Inquiries
c. I picked the National Mall in general because there is so much
that you can do here. The National Mall is a park and is
sometimes called Americas Front Yard. Here is where you can
find many Memorials and monuments such as the Lincoln
Memorial, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington
Monument, Constitution Gardens and the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial. If possible it worth it to take a trip to the National Mall
because there are so many historic sites that one can see when
they think of taking a trip to Washington D.C.
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3. Florissant Fossil Beds
a. Florissant Fossil Beds
b. (719) 748-3253
c. The Florissant Fossil Beds is a National Park that is located in Colorado. The
national park has thousands of detailed fossils of a variety of plants and
insects. The park also has a museum that offers interactive exhibits as well as
videos about the park.
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4. Yellow Stone
a. P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0168
b. (307) 344-7381
c. Yellowstone National park was our first national park. On the parks website
they have 10 webcams where you can view the Mammoth Hot Springs,
Mount Washburn, Old Faithful and more. This would be a great classroom
field trip for students.
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5. Mount Rushmore
a. 13000 Highway 244
Building 31, Suite 1
Keystone, SD 57751
b. (605) 574-2523
c. Here students can see the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. As students learn about the
presidents students can discover why these 4 presidents made a big enough
impact to be carved into the stones forever.
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6. Kennedy Space Center
a. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, SR 405
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
b. 1-855-433-4210
c. Although the space center my not be one of the first places you
think of as a field trip it is a fun way for students to learn about
the history of our exploration of the final frontier. The center
has many attractions and experiences that what they say
reflects specific time periods and achievements
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7. National Museum of Natural History
a. [Link]
b. Smithsonian Information
PO Box 37012
SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
c. 202-633-1000
d. Through the Smithsonian students can take virtual of current
displays and even past ones that are no longer there. You move
around by clicking there arrows on the screen. The one that I did
was on Western Cultures. Students can explore the life of cave
men right from their computers.
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8. White House Tour
a. [Link]
white-house
b. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 USA
c. Not all schools can go visit the White House but with this site you
can go to the White House and explore exhibits from your
classroom. This site provides Virtual Tours of the Eisenhower
Executive Office, Tour of the Art and Decor of the White House
ground floor and the State Floor.
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9. Colonial Williamsburg
a. [Link]
b. P. O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
(757) 229-1000
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d. This site provides Online Exhibits of Clothing, Coins, and more.
Students can tour by selecting a category and clicking through
the pictures while learning about the items. You can also by an
enhanced version that gives you more access to zooming and
compression but it is not needed.
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10. Native American Housing
a. [Link]
housing-L30695678
b. This near pod allows students to look at Native American Housing
through their computers. They see the inside and outside of
these houses and get the feeling that they are really there.
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