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US Geography Virtual Field Trips
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US Geography Virtual Field Trips
In “US Geography Virtual Field Trips,” Episode, #213, join Meredith Curtis for a hack that bring US geography to life: virtual field trips. Meredith shares the kinds of field trips she takes her students on during the online US geography course she teaches. With general field trip ideas and a link to a sample of each kind of video, US geography will never be the same in your homeschool adventure.
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Show Notes
When I wrote my US geography textbook and workbook collection, I was determined to keep the theme of travel throughout. Then I taught US geography online at True North Homeschool Academy. How would I do that?
The answer: virtual field trips!
Jr High US Geography
HD Drone Videos
Painted Desert
https://youtu.be/x_hJbNAf8s4?si=pL967IQba2glCJ3a
Texas 4K Video UHD
https://youtu.be/M-CxFhqbApk?si=4bM603aVLY5SIHEw
Sebastian Island Florida – Sebastian Inlet Aerial View
https://youtu.be/yAQUfKtpA3I?si=tRY24YFR-ZwLMDep
Alaska USA – by drone (4K)
https://youtu.be/PRSkjM_N3Fg?si=1BqAa15eX1nfTuGF
Charleston, South Carolina / 4K Drone Footage
https://youtu.be/E0fffg9_cXw?si=wtFDfX-ezLVGmcYk
Watering Holes
Trail Camera Setup and Pickup: Hidden Mountain Pool (Arizona Wildlife) – AZ
https://youtu.be/krdtwZbL-Os?si=3YDvZb-VV1rrvYfM
Wildlife at a Sonoran desert water hole – AZ
https://youtu.be/RtsSKMPzgIM?si=NU0PvMpKalN7gyFF
Bridges & Boat Trips
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel – US 13 Eastern Shore Virginia – Time Lapse
https://youtu.be/IF8pDwPafxo?si=itBJ3IInt3UJu-mE
GoPro: Kayaking the Tennessee Rapids with Nick Troutman
https://youtu.be/ghzDZfRnrp4?si=0VI2VFxt911e3qmd
Slow Ride : Life and Times Along the South Carolina Intracoastal Waterway
https://youtu.be/sVeYT3EbKjY?si=F94xInwYyuyXXTIg
America Works
Mike Rowe looks at different jobs across America!
- How it works: Steel production https://youtu.be/xJIlSJ-2qEM?si=M7DOGh-jJC51QFtg
- ‘How America Works’: The glass industry https://youtu.be/ivfyzDFf5z4?si=nKhUWeVC10cC1o3q
Travel Videos
The BEST Things to Do in CODY, Wyoming: A WILD WEST Adventure! – WY
https://youtu.be/T86VFuxW8mw?si=LaGEt0jHrYE49aGq
10 Best Places to See in Michigan
https://youtu.be/eoeVn3Ja4rg?si=TRPAdAVybxGLmvtq
Personal Travel Videos
Tide Pools Sebastian Inlet State Park & Vero Beach Ghost Crabs
https://youtu.be/Dv1OCfHD7_k?si=ROUA1_EFkgQsFeyZ
10 Things We WISH We Knew BEFORE Moving To AMERICAN SAMOA
https://youtu.be/MudQP_aW-2g?si=_OXY3PI0U3GHFcAf
Company & Club Videos
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (New York)
https://youtu.be/Ly4PxyeTs9o?si=_ZN1sl2Zh0i_co5j
Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore
(937) Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore – YouTube
Military Videos
Dover Air Force Base
https://youtu.be/6CbeDVtKYcg?si=mWtGAAeaDTrP17BX
Naval Base Kitsap Overview
https://youtu.be/h5PHiKWQAYM?si=oRKODNeNQiM-of6K
Funny Videos
Why It’s Hard Eating Healthy in the South
https://youtu.be/CHl9yXeJSBg?si=b_abVpRQnHrEPH26
Ma’am in Not an Insult
https://youtu.be/X4o1WuZjelg?si=T3wuyq7mvzvrf8oF
Signs You Were Born In The Midwest
https://youtu.be/VC_p1DzgN0U?si=a7hthUhM9co14orz
LA vs NY / Jimmy Kimmel Live
https://youtu.be/ekOPaKqPKsU?si=VcrYU92Bizmk-pwR
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US Geography Resources
Jr High US Geography
![Travel God's World God Bless the USA Exploring States & Territories by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions](https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FC-TGW-God-Bless-the-USA-Exploring-States-and-Territories-2ed-232x300.jpg)
![Travel God's World God Bless the USA Cookbook by Meredith Curtis and Laura Nolette at Powerline Productions](https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FC-TGW-God-Bless-the-USA-Cookbook-232x300.jpg)
![God Bless the USA State Capitals & Abbreviations by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc.](https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FC-TGW-God-Bless-the-USA-State-Capitals-and-Abv-2ed-232x300.jpg)
![Travel God's World God Bless the USA State Flags & Seals by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions](https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FC-TGW-God-Bless-the-USA-State-Flags-and-Seals-232x300.jpg)
![Travel God's World God Bless the USA State Stamps & Coins by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions](https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FC-TGW-God-Bless-the-USA-State-Stamps-and-Coins-232x300.jpg)
![Travel God's World God Bless the USA State Sorting Mats by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions](https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FC-TGW-God-Bless-the-USA-State-Sorting-Mats-232x300.jpg)
![National Parks Fact Cards by Meredith Curtis](https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FC-National-Parks-Fact-Cards-232x300.png)
![Travel God's World God Bless the USA National Parks Memory Game by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions](https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FC-National-Parks-Memory-Game-232x300.png)
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