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transport students to the sandy shoreline, a favorite
destination for young and old alike. You don't need
to be a marine science expert or a teacher, or even
live near the coast to present this guide to students.
Background information and resources are woven into
each unit. BEACHOLOGY is intended to provide you
with fun opportunities to learn right along with
students as they work their way through the activity
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We recommend that you read
through this introduction and each unit before you begin
to present the activities contained in the BEACHOLOGY
Units 1 and 2. This will give you a sense of the activity
plans, and help you to foresee how they relate to your
chapter's opportunities and special needs.
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In Unit 1: Beach Explorers, students working in small cooperative
groups explore a beach environment, or, for those who cannot
readily access the shore with students, a simulated sandy
beach in a plastic tub that is littered with "beach drift" and
debris. Through a sorting activity, students discover that
the objects found on the sandy beach can be grouped into
those that show evidence of plant life, evidence of animal
life, and evidence of humans. They also learn to distinguish
between once-living (biotic) and never-living (abiotic) objects.
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Beachology Unit 2:
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In Unit 2: Studies in Sand,
students with hand lenses work in small groups to compare
the color, size and shape of grains from several sand
samples. Based upon their observations, students make
inferences about the origins of their samples. Students
discover that sand grains can be made of animals, plants,
rocks, or even of human generated debris, and that these
differences can be clues about where the sand came from
and how it got to its present location.
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Beachology Unit 3:
Sand Travels |
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200+ community outreach campaigns |
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900 presentations of Surfrider's
education program, Respect the Beach |
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8,000+ beach water tests taken |
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600 beach cleanups, 125+ meetings
and events involving city, county, and state gevernments were
attended by Surfrider Chapter representatives |
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140,000+ volunteer hours!! |
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At our national office in San Clemente,
CA, we also offer university level students the ability to do worthwhile
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