Life's a Beach - Beach environment

This is one of six education resource topics created for teachers of science and social science. This page includes activities for students about the coastal and beach environments.

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The chart below outlines all activities that can be used in the classroom as well as out in the environment.

Activities		Environmental Education Aspect	Environmental Education Concept	Curriculum Links	Suggested Curriculum Level
1a	Tahatai – different coastal environments Activity Summary and Activity Sheets	About the environment	Interdependence Biodiversity	Social Science English Science	Any
1b	Beach Brainstorm Activity Summary and Activity Sheets	About the environment	Interdependence Biodiversity	Social Science English Science	Any
1c	Beach Diagram Activity Summary and Activity Sheets	About the environment	Interdependence	English Social Science Science	Any
1d	Formation and characteristics of different types of beaches Activity Summary and Activity Sheets	About the environment	Interdependence Biodiversity	Social Science Science	Level 3 and above
1e	Beach Sketch Action Summary and Activity Sheets	In and About the environment	Personal and social responsibility for action Interdependence	Arts English Social Science Science	Any
1f	Beach vocabulary Action Summary and Activity Sheets	About the environment	Interdependence	Social Science English Science	Levels 3-4
1g	Meet the dunes Clip 1: Meet the Dunes	About the environment	Interdependence Sustainability	Science	Levels 1-4