FREE Virtual Field Trips for Maryland Schools
Virtual Field Trips are 30-minute, live webinar presentations by a Zoo Educator engaging students with the Zoo in real time. Thanks to a generous grant and foundational support, Virtual Field Trips are available for FREE to all Maryland schools (grades PreK4 to12), both public and non-public.
Looking for a more private virtual experience for your students? Check out our Virtual Zoo to You program! Virtual Zoo to You is also great for out-of-state (non-Maryland) schools, after-school programs, and non-school groups.
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP TOPICS & TIMES
For a given date, click on a time to register for that session.
Growing Up Zoo!
Discover the adorable and wild world of zoo animal babies as they embark on their first big adventures!
WING-ING IT!
Birds are born to fly! …or not? Meet some feathered friends at the Zoo.
ANIMAL GIANTS
Learn more about some magnificent giants who share our planet.
ANIMAL SUPERPOWERS
All animals have superpowers! Learn about how some species use their superpowers to survive in their environments.
Growing Up Zoo!
Discover the adorable and wild world of zoo animal babies as they embark on their first big adventures!
WING-ING IT!
Birds are born to fly! …or not? Meet some feathered friends at the Zoo.
Animal Giants
Learn more about some magnificent giants who share our planet.
ANIMAL SUPERPOWERS
All animals have superpowers! Learn about how some species use their superpowers to survive in their environments.
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES & INFORMATION
- Eligibility & Registration: Virtual Field Trips are available only to Maryland schools, including public, private, and homeschools. Registration is required but participation is not automatically guaranteed. Upon approval, registrants will be sent confirmation and the webinar information. Persons completing the registration must be age 18+ and affiliated with a Maryland school. Click the preferred date and time listed above to register.
- Virtual Platform:
- The Zoo hosts Virtual Field Trips using Zoom Webinar. Zoom Webinar information and assistance can be found here. Teachers can join the Virtual Field Trip webinar from a single room/device, from multiple rooms/devices, or they may give the link to their students to log in individually on separate devices.
- For the best experience, we recommend projecting the Virtual Field Trip onto a screen for your students to participate together. If you have students joining from their home device, you are welcome to share the webinar link with them. Note the webinar ID and passcode alone will not work since registration is required. Please be sure to share the webinar link with your students.
- Security: The Maryland Zoo is dedicated to ensuring that all virtual experiences remain safe for participants. For everyone’s safety, participants will not be permitted to use their cameras or microphones during the webinar. Teachers (and students logging on individually) may submit questions through the Q&A feature. The hosting Zoo Educator can and will remove participants from the webinar if they are using the Q&A feature inappropriately. Please see the Maryland Zoo Privacy Policy for additional information.
- Recording: Video/audio recording of Virtual Field Trips is not permitted. Participants are welcome to take pictures or screenshots.
- Cancellation: The Zoo reserves the right to cancel a Virtual Field Trip or end a Virtual Field Trip for any reason.
QUESTIONS? Call 443-552-5300 during normal Zoo hours or email education@marylandzoo.org.