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Miami Museum of Science  
http://www.miamisci.org/www/virtualfieldtrips.html
Contact: Technology Trainer Enhancement Center 305.646.4267
Email:  adel@miamisci.org

About the Provider

The Virtual Field Trip Expedition offers an opportunity for your class to participate in a close-up, two-way videoconference with science educators at the Miami Museum of Science to explore science in a new and unique way. Your Virtual Field Trip Expedition includes pre- and post-conference teaching materials that support National Science Education Standards and the Florida Sunshine State Standards, and provides a total learning experience for your students.

Registration Information

For more information about these exciting new programs, call the Technology Trainer Enhancement Center (TTEC) at the Miami Museum of Science, (305) 646-4267, or email us at adel@miamisci.org.

Fee: $200.00

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Program Topics

When Animals Talk: An Online Expedition

This Program provides teachers in grades 4-12 with a ready-to-use, standards-based curriculum that integrates a variety of technologies to study the subject of animals in the Everglades. The culminating activity is an interactive videoconference with wildlife specialists – and animals! – at the Museum.

The specific learning objectives are:

• To learn about a variety of animals found in the Everglades, including the bald eagle, diamondback terrapin, diamondback rattlesnake, Florida box turtle, mangrove water snake, and osprey;
• To learn about the roles of scientists, including animal behaviorists, biological field technicians, environmental ecologists, wildlife biologists, and wildlife veterinarians;
• To practice online research skills and electronic presentation skills;
• To participate in an interactive videoconference with wildlife researchers.