FreshPlans visited the Museum of Discovery in Ft. Collins, Colorado. This hands-on science museum offers a wonderful experience for visitors. When you enter, you find yourself in one giant, buzzing, blinking room. The Museum of Discovery has lots of special programs and resources for area educators. If you’re not… Continue reading
There may not be many good local options for field trips when you’re studying Africa, but there are quite a few places you can go online. Check out our suggestions for virtual field trips. Virtual Camera Tours Virtual South Africa Morocco Great Pyramids of Giza Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (above —… Continue reading
World War I can be confusing to modern students. Here are some lesson plans that help make sense of the events and the experience. Virtual Field Trip FreshPlans enjoyed a visit to the World War I memorial in Kansas City. Visit the online exhibit of the National World War I… Continue reading
The Ozark Folk Center is a state park in Mountain View, Arkansas, where a mountain town has been recreated as living history. Here visitors can get a greater understanding of the life of American pioneers. Certainly, most of the people in a town like this in the 1800s would… Continue reading
We went to a city market and a country one. Check out our Farmers Market Lesson Plans, too! Continue reading
Dr. Douglas Hutchings tells us about his experience as an entrepreneur. Continue reading
We got to go to the High Density Electronics Center at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville. Dr Douglas Hutchings took us in to see the place where he and his colleagues work on their innovative solar energy invention. Some parts of the lab look a lot like an… Continue reading
…a what? Long ago, millers were very important people in any village. A mill would take the grain farmers grew and grind it into flour or meal so people could bake with it.This essential step in the progression from raw materials to finished goods makes a good lesson in economics,… Continue reading
We were among the first visitors at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. It was actually still under construction, but it was a wonderful field trip. We approached the museum along a half mile Art Trail which has sculptures along it like this one, “Shore Lunch” by Dan Ostermiller.… Continue reading
We went to the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The museum itself is filled with interesting artifacts. We were most excited about visiting the Ancient Village, which shows what life was like among the Cherokee at the time of the Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving. We gathered under the museum’s clock to… Continue reading
