# Life's a Beach - What do we do at the beach?

_This page includes activities for students looking at how we as New Zealanders use and value our beaches._

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

This page includes activities for students looking at how we as New Zealanders use and value our beaches.

[View our Life's a Beach resource videos](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNI0sfOqUe3g6gHdSN4ssk6qtCnX36Q_H "youtube")

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

| Activities | Activities | Environmental Education Aspect | Environmental Education Concept | Curriculum Links | Suggested Curriculum Level |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3a | New Zealand beach use<br><br><br>[Activity summary and activity sheets](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890188/content "Activity summary and activity sheets") | About the environment | Interdependence<br>Sustainability | Social Science | Levels 1-3 |
| 3b | Parts of the beach and human activities<br><br><br>[Activity summary and activity sheets](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887943/content "Activity summary and activity sheets") | About the environment | Interdependence | English<br>Social Science | Any |
| 3c | How we feel about and value the beach<br><br><br>[Activity summary and activity sheets](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887945/content "Activity summary and activity sheets") | About the environment | Interdependence | English<br>Social Science<br>Arts | Any |
| 3d | New Zealanders and the beach<br><br><br>[Activity summary and activity sheets](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887947/content "Activity summary and activity sheets") | About the environment | Interdependence<br>Sustainability | English<br>Science<br>Health and PE | Level 3 and above |
| 3e | Kiwiana and the beach<br><br><br>[Activity summary and activity sheets](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887955/content "Activity summary and activity sheets") | About the environment | Interdependence | English<br>Social Science | Level 3 and above |
| 3f | Worldwide examples - how people use beaches<br><br><br>[Activity summary and activity sheets](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887949/content "Activity summary and activity sheets")<br><br><br>[PDF of PowerPoint presentation](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887951/content "PDF of PowerPoint presentation") | About the environment | Interdependence | Social Science | Level 3 and above |
| 3g | Case study - East Coast<br><br><br>[Activity summary and activity sheets](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887953/content "Activity summary and activity sheets") | About and for/with the environment | Personal and social responsibility for action<br>Biodiversity<br>Sustainability<br>Interdependence | Social Science<br>Science | Level 3 and above |