"More than sand between my toes"
Audience: Elementary School, Middle School, High School and Adult
Program Summary
The sandy beach environment is introduced to the audience through a series of images of sand, waves, tides, animals, and a definition of a beach. The emphasis, science and depth of the discussion increases with the age of the audience.
Elementary School activities
- Animals found at the beach
- Survival utilizing debris that might wash up on the beach
- Digging for objects found on the beach
Middle School through adult activities
- Wave formation
- Components of sand
- Beaches of New Hampshire
- Sands of the world
Take away concepts
- How beaches are formed and the variations of sand that exist within a beach
- How beaches respond to natural forces and what influences the coastline
- How organisms that inhabit the beach survive
- How plants and animals adapt to the beach environment
- How human activity impacts beaches
- How we can enjoy beaches and help protect them