Today Mrs. Branch had a lot of housekeeping to do, so she told me I could play on the computer. I decided I was going to take a virtual field trip. My teacher last year took us on a virtual field trip of the White House in Washington DC. A virtual field trip is a field trip you can take through your computer and it is almost like you were really there. Because I love animals I decided to take a virtual field trip of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. It is located in Washington DC. Since I am currently in Alabama it is almost impossible for me to get to see this museum, so that is why virtual field trips are really cool. You can sit in the comfort of your home and visit all kinds of places all over the world.
This field trip allowed me to visit all the rooms on three different levels. I started out at the entrance of the museum where the elephant is displayed. That is me starting my virtual tour in the picture above. Using the arrow keys I could move about each room looking at everything on display. I could move from room to room and even look up at things hanging from the ceiling. On the first floor of the tour you can see a lot of animals such as mammals, dinosaurs, and ocean animals. On the second floor there is an insect room and you can see the hope diamond in the geology, gems, and minerals room. On the ground floor you can see birds from the Washington DC area as well as tour the museum gift store. If you want to visit this museum and see all of these things and many more, you can click on this link: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
I spent several hours touring the museum. Someday I hope to get to go to Washington DC with my family. I will be able to serve as their tour guide since I've already been there on my computer.
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