Toyota and Discovery Education Team Up to Debut Virtual Field Trips
Free virtual field trips take students through remarkable experiences and amazing places, without ever leaving their home.
Lately, virtual learning has become the new norm for millions of students. To support students in the virtual environment, enhance the positive impacts of this new learning reality, and grow their spirit of innovation, Toyota and Discovery Education have teamed up to offer students a series of interactive field trips. These free virtual field trips take students through remarkable experiences and amazing places, without ever leaving their home.
Kids and families across the United States can take a ride into the future of mobility and experience the innovations of artificial intelligence, automated driving, and the science behind vehicle safety. The virtual field trips include:
Cars of the Future: Artificial Intelligence and Automated Vehicles
See how Toyota Research Institute is using artificial intelligence to develop human support robots and automated vehicles with an emphasis on machine learning and other STEM concepts.
The Toyota Impact: The Engineering Behind Safe Driving
Get an insider’s view of how some of the brightest thinkers tackle the challenges drivers face every day and design new features that improve driver safety.
Toyota Under the Hood: The Science Behind Safe Driving
Go behind the scenes at Toyota’s manufacturing plant in Princeton, Indiana, where the latest in robotics, automotive safety and production innovation are pushing the boundaries of modern vehicle manufacturing.
“These free virtual field trips and career exploration videos help open up a world of possibility for youth and are a great way to learn,” said Al Smith, Group V.P.
Educators, families, and teens can also learn life-saving habits through the Toyota TeenDrive365 Challenge: a video challenge for high school students across the United States to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.
“The incredible materials created in partnership with organizations like Toyota have helped students thrive in situations where they might not have without the proper resources,” says Lauren DeNu, Director of Partner Success from Discovery Education.
TeenDrive365, a digital program produced in partnership between Toyota and Discovery Education, offers no-cost digital learning resources empowering educators, families, and teens with life-saving habits.
In response to the ongoing lockdown, Discovery Education is offering schools and school systems not currently using the company’s digital services free access to Discovery Education Experience. Schools have access to Discovery Education’s dynamic K-12 learning platform and its ready-to-use digital lesson plans, activities, and standards-aligned resources through the remainder of the school year. In addition, Discovery Education is offering a suite of no-cost resources for parents and caregivers called Daily DE that can be used at home.