Take your students on a virtual field trip to rivers and streams! This resource includes an editable presentation file (both PowerPoint and Google Slides format) which has some very basic information about the rivers and streams biome, along with some interesting photo and video links.

⭐Internet access is required to use this resource.

This resource includes:

• A brief PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation (25 slides, including title page, numerous brainstorming slides, section dividers, and various video links):
  • Basic information about rivers and streams
  • Links to 360° photos of rivers and streams in 4 different countries
  • Link to view Horseshoe Bend on Google Earth
  • Link to educational rivers and streams video (4.5 mins.)
  • Video link to virtual trip along the Colorado River (5 mins.)
  • Video link to virtual trip to find rainbow trout (7.5 mins.)
  • End of field trip reflection (3 questions)

• Worksheets (PDF format)
  • What I know, what I want to learn, and what I learned (2 versions)
  • Observation notes for the rivers and streams in the 4 countries featured in the lesson (2 versions)
  • Observation notes for Horseshoe Bend (2 versions)
  • Worksheet about rainbow trout (3 versions)
  • Basic biome information (4 versions)

⭐This presentation file is editable, so feel free to add information or remove activities that you do not want to use. The presentation file includes a few editable brainstorming slides (for distance learning or whole class!), which can be edited in "presentation mode" if you're using PowerPoint or in "edit mode" if you're using Google Slides.

⭐Please note that the worksheets are not editable.

Virtual Field Trips - Land Biomes:

• The Tropical Rainforest
• The Tundra
• The Savanna
• The Taiga
• The Desert
• The Temperate Forest
• The Temperate Grassland

Virtual Field Trips - Aquatic Biomes:

• The Ocean
• The Coral Reef
• The Estuary
• Lakes and Ponds
• Rivers and Streams
• The Wetlands

Virtual Field Trips - National Parks:

• Yellowstone National Park
• Yosemite National Park
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Zion National Park
• Glacier National Park
• Olympic National Park
• Rocky Mountain National Park
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Denali National Park
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Virtual Field Trips - National Parks Around the World:

• Banff National Park, Canada
• Seoraksan National Park, South Korea
• Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
• Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
• Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
• Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
• Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica