Life's a Beach - Human impact - Positive and negative

This is one of six education resource topics created for teachers of science and social science.

This page includes activities for students looking at the effect we, humans, have had on the beach environment.

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
5a	The past - how have people affected beaches? Activity summary and activity sheets PDF of PowerPoint Presentation	About the environment	Personal and social responsibility for action Sustainability Interdependence	Social Science	Any
5b	How do people affect beaches? Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Personal and social responsibility for action Sustainability Interdependence	Social Science Science	Level 3 and above
5c	Positive and negative beach use posters Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Personal and social responsibility for action Sustainability Interdependence	Social Science	Any
5d	Photo montage - human impact on dunes Activity summary and activity sheets PDF of PowerPoint presentation	About the environment	Interdependence Sustainability	Social Science Science	Any
5e	Current issue case study - vehicle damage in sand dunes Activity summary and activity sheets PDF of PowerPoint presentation	About the environment	Sustainability	Social Science Science	Any
5f	Beach traffic survey Activity summary and activity sheets	About and in the environment	Sustainability Personal and social responsibility for action	Social Science Maths	Level 3 and above
5g	Beach erosion - summary of impacts Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Sustainability Interdependence	Social Science Science	Levels 3-4
5h	Climate change Activity summary and activity sheets Changing Beach and Coastline Profiles Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Animals and Plants Birds of Ōhiwa Harbour Backyard Buffers	About the environment	Sustainability Interdependence	Social Science Science	Level 4 and above
5i	Impacting interconnectedness Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Sustainability Interdependence	Social Sciences Science	Level 2 and above
5j	Rubbish and recycling at the beach Activity summary and activity sheets	About and for/with the environment	Personal and social responsibility for action Biodiversity Sustainability Interdependence	Literacy Arts Science Social Science	Levels 1- 4