Exploring the World's Biomes and Continents in AR and VR
Use Google Expeditions to take a virtual field trip to a new continent every week. View the diversity of every continent as we explore different biomes across the continents.
Anjel Clark
Average rating:
4.6
Number of reviews:(245)
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
Students take a virtual field trip to a different destination every week. We explore different continents by experiencing their geography, viewing famous landforms up close, watching animals undisturbed in their natural habitat, to understand the difference in biomes. Using immersive AR experiences, your child will gain an understanding of the larger natural world that they might not be able to experience without traveling. This class will focus on using AR more than VR. Spend the next half hour after class outside in REAL nature! Monthly, we join in for a mystery class with students from another country and try to figure out where they are from.
Learning Goals
Students will learn to use virtual reality to learn about other places in the world
Students will learn their continents and relative locations
Students will learn about different biomes
Students will learn to create their own tours or plan future trips of places they want to visit.
Students will learn to use Google Arts & Culture for other virtual travel experiences
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Parents may need to help younger students setup and use their headsets - finding buttons, calibrating view etc.
Supply List
Students need a VR headset - check for them cheap at electronic or stores like Big Lots, or try Google Cardboard. https://vr.google.com/cardboard/get-cardboard/ Students will need use of a cellphone or other compatible device to run Google Expeditions app with the VR headset.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Google Earth
- Google Expeditions
Joined October, 2018
4.6
245reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Georgia Teaching Certificate in Science
I love travel and using technology productively. I want children to understand how much they can learn and do with the technology they already have at home. Reviews
Live Group Class
$5
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-6 learners per class
