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Mrs. Workman’s Virtual Field Trip

Mrs. Workman’s Virtual Field Trip. What is a VFT?. A virtual field trip is where we explore locations through the world wide web ( internet ) without leaving our classroom. What is Transportation?. Is the way items are moved from one location to another. How Are Things Transported?. By Land.

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Mrs. Workman’s Virtual Field Trip

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  1. Mrs. Workman’s Virtual Field Trip

  2. What is a VFT? • A virtual field trip is where we explore locations through the world wide web (internet) without leaving our classroom.

  3. What is Transportation? • Is the way items are moved from one location to another.

  4. How Are Things Transported? By Land By Air By Water

  5. By Land • Cars/Trucks/Bus • Walking • Motorcycles • Bikes • Train

  6. By Air • Planes • Helicopters • Hot Air Balloon

  7. By Water • Steamboat • Ferry/Boat

  8. What is a Steamboat? • A boat that is propelled by a steam engine, esp. a paddle-wheel craft of a type used widely on rivers in the 19th century.

  9. What and Whereis the Mississippi River? • The Mississippi River is the largest flowing body of water in North America. • The Mississippi flows through ten states. • Our very own Kanahwa River flow to the Ohio River and then into the Mississippi River.

  10. What are Gophers? • A burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America. • Our tour guides for this VFT.

  11. St. Louis Here We Come!

  12. What will we see in St. Louis? • Mississippi River • Gateway Arch • Surprise Discovery

  13. Let the Journey Beginwith Wilson & DitchSt. Louis or Bust!

  14. What did you discover? • St. Louis is a Midwest City. • It has a landmark – The Gateway Arch which was built in 1967. It is tallest building in St. Louis and it took them 2 years to build it. • The Gateway Arch is the “Gateway to the West” • Wilson & Ditch are very funny! • How to spell Mississippi. • The Mississippi River flows through 10 states and is called the “Great River.” • Steamboats travel the River multiple times a day as a way of transporting items and people from one location to another. • Ice Cream cones made their debut in St. Louis.

  15. Thank you for visitingSt. Louis with Wilson & Ditch!

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