1. Mrs. Workman’s Virtual Field Trip

2. What is a VFT? A virtual field trip is where we explore locations through the world wide web (internet) without leaving our classroom.

3. What is Transportation? Is the way items are moved from one location to another.

4. How Are Things Transported? By Land By Water By Air

5. By Land Cars/Trucks/Bus Walking Motorcycles Bikes Train

6. By Air Planes Helicopters Hot Air Balloon

7. By Water Steamboat Ferry/Boat

8. What is a Steamboat? A boat that is propelled by a steam engine, esp. a paddle-wheel craft of a type used widely on rivers in the 19th century.

9. What and Where is the Mississippi River? The Mississippi River is the largest flowing body of water in North America. The Mississippi flows through ten states. Our very own Kanahwa River flow to the Ohio River and then into the Mississippi River.

10. What are Gophers? A burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America. Our tour guides for this VFT.

11. St. Louis Here We Come!

12. What will we see in St. Louis? Mississippi River Gateway Arch Surprise Discovery

13. Let the Journey Begin with Wilson & Ditch St. Louis or Bust! St. Louis or Bust!

14. What did you discover? St. Louis is a Midwest City. It has a landmark – The Gateway Arch which was built in 1967. It is tallest building in St. Louis and it took them 2 years to build it. The Gateway Arch is the “Gateway to the West” Wilson & Ditch are very funny! How to spell Mississippi. The Mississippi River flows through 10 states and is called the “Great River.” Steamboats travel the River multiple times a day as a way of transporting items and people from one location to another. Ice Cream cones made their debut in St. Louis.

15. Thank you for visiting St. Louis with Wilson & Ditch!