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Virtual Field Trips

Take an electronic field trip to places in South Carolina and around the United States.

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 Aquarium | Eye Wonder

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Aquarium | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns more about Aquariums. D.V. visits an aquarium where he learns how much water is in aquarium tanks and how it is filtered, as well as the types of fish in aquariums, how they...
 Mount Vernon | Project Discovery Revisited

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Mount Vernon | Project Discovery Revisited
Project Discovery Revisted: George Washington's Mount Vernon explores Mount Vernon. Students learn what there is to do at Mount Vernon. The farming life of Washington is portrayed. Students learn the...
 Riverbanks Zoo | Project Discovery Revisited

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Riverbanks Zoo | Project Discovery Revisited
Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, is one of the leading zoos in the country. When Project Discovery visited this zoo, animals from apes to zebras were on display. The...
 S.C. State House, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited

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S.C. State House, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited
In the 1990s, the South Carolina legislature voted to set aside funding for some much-needed renovations to the state’s capitol building. To bring the building up to today’s standards, and to protect...
 Kings Mountain | Project Discovery Revisited

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Kings Mountain | Project Discovery Revisited
Kings Mountain was the site of an important battle of the Revolutionary War. The British were defeated and started a retreat to Yorktown, where they eventually lost the war, giving the 13 colonies...
 Horse Training Center | Project Discovery Revisited

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Horse Training Center | Project Discovery Revisited
In Project Discovery Revisited: A Horse Training Center, several aspects of horses are explored. On a visit to the riding stables, horseback riding lessons are explained as well as how to train the...
Goat Farm | Eye Wonder Quarry | Eye Wonder

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Quarry | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team investigates a quarry. D.V. visits a quarry and learns it is where valuable minerals and stones are mined and extracted for use in construction.
 Pasta Factory | Eye Wonder

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Pasta Factory | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team finds out how pasta is made. D.V. visits a pasta factory where he learns how wheat is separated and purified to make pasta, and how a computer runs many factory operations.
Goat Farm | Eye Wonder Cave | Eye Wonder

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Cave | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team explores a cave. D.V. visits Mammoth Cave and learns about the climate and temperature properties of a cave and what kinds of plants and animals live in caves.
 Hydroelectric Power | Eye Wonder

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Hydroelectric Power | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team finds out how hydroelectric power works. D.V. visits a dam where he learns that hydroelectric power is gained from the potential energy of falling lake water.
 Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder

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Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team investigates how plastics are recycled. D.V. starts by seeing how plastics are separted and compressed into bails, then follows their journey as they are processed and recycled...
 Aircraft | Eye Wonder

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Aircraft | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns about manufacturing aircraft. D.V. goes to the Lockheed Martin Factory and teaches us all about the different parts of the plane while going down the assembly line.