Education Matters
March 2015

Your top choices for Georgia virtual field trips. 

Last month we asked for your feedback in choosing virtual field trip destinations around the state.  You responded in a big way! 

Top 10 Most Requested Virtual Field Trips  
  1. Okefenokee Swamp Georgia Studies Digital Textbook
  2. Savannah
  3. Cumberland Island
  4. Little White House/ Warm Springs
  5. State Capitol Building
  6. Andersonville
  7. Sherman's March
  8. New Echota
  9. Jimmy Carter Historical Site
  10. Providence Canyon

There are many other great suggestions on the list.  We're excited about getting in the field and delivering content that you and your students need and want.  Your feedback ensures that the content we're getting matches the content you need.  Thank you!

 

If you didn't respond last month and still want to weigh in, we'd love to hear from you.  Where would you take your students if time, transportation, and the cost of admission weren't issues? Email [email protected] to add your ideal Georgia History field trip destination to the list.  

 

 
We've put the first unit of the book online as a demo.  Let us know what you think:

 

Preview the Web Version Here! 

 

Sign up to try out the interactive iPad version at gpb.org/textbook.  No iPad?  Find instructions for downloading the Kindle version here.   


presented by Discovery Education 
 

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Weather Science for all Grades

Use the frigid weather, dropping
temperatures, and falling snow as an opportunity to explore the science of the winter season! Here are a few resources to jump-start conversation in your classroom:

* The Science of Snowflakes (Grades 6-13+)
* Polar Sciences Collection (Grades 3-12)
* Follow the Water (Grades 1-4)
Thank you for contributing to GPB Education with great virtual field trip suggestions.  We're planning for 30 virtual field trips to be released in the next two years - several before the next school year begins. Your opinion really does matter here!

If you need help finding resources, have an idea for new content, or would like to guest blog, let us know.  We're always happy to hear from our educators.

GPB Education
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