Field Trips Without Permission Slips
Travel across Michigan and learn about science, social studies, careers, and more! The Michigan Learning Channel has partnered with Great Lakes Now, Michigan’s PBS Stations, Huron-Clinton Metroparks, and more to bring video segments that highlight the fascinating places and phenomana you can find by venturing outside the classroom.
Video segment from 4th-12th grade series On Location with MLC.
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- Beavers Along The Trail
Beavers Along The Trail
ScienceVirtual Field Trips1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, KindergartenAs we go along the trail in Oakwoods Metropark, we are looking for signs of animals. If we’re lucky we might see something like a beaver chew!
- Skunks Along the Trail
Skunks Along the Trail
ScienceVirtual Field Trips1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, KindergartenTake a virtual trip outside with your Metroparks. This time on the trail we found a sign from a skunk that has ventured through Willow Metropark.
- Virtual Field Trip: (Ship)Wrecks Within Reach
Virtual Field Trip: (Ship)Wrecks Within Reach
Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeThe Great Lakes only national marine sanctuary brings underwater history up close. Whether you’re in a glass-bottomed boat, looking down from a kayak, or divin…
- Virtual Field Trip: Floating Habitats
Virtual Field Trip: Floating Habitats
Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeA partnership of the John G. Shedd Aquarium’s Kayak for Conservation program and the Urban Rivers organization has created new “floating” islands to replace th…
- Virtual Field Trip: Microplastics in the Lakes
Virtual Field Trip: Microplastics in the Lakes
Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeDid you know that over 10,000 tons of plastics enters the Great Lakes every year? Researchers in New York have been looking into plastics pollution in the Grea…
- Virtual Field Trip: Lead-Poisoned Eagle
Virtual Field Trip: Lead-Poisoned Eagle
Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeA bald eagle was spotted acting unusual. It turns out that it had severe lead poisoning. Lead poisoning for eagles seems to be more of a consequence of coexist…
- Virtual Field Trip: Algae
Virtual Field Trip: Algae
Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeAlgae is so important to our region, but when algae grows extremely fast it's called a bloom. Most of the time they are harmless, but sometimes they can make t…
- Virtual Field Trip: Lake Sturgeon
Virtual Field Trip: Lake Sturgeon
Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeThey may start small, but due to restoration, they become very, very big. Great Lakes Now visits the Toldeo Zoo to see Lake Sturgeon. Lake Sturgeon in the Maum…
