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

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.

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
3a	New Zealand beach use Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Interdependence Sustainability	Social Science	Levels 1-3
3b	Parts of the beach and human activities Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Interdependence	English Social Science	Any
3c	How we feel about and value the beach Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Interdependence	English Social Science Arts	Any
3d	New Zealanders and the beach Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Interdependence Sustainability	English Science Health and PE	Level 3 and above
3e	Kiwiana and the beach Activity summary and activity sheets	About the environment	Interdependence	English Social Science	Level 3 and above
3f	Worldwide examples - how people use beaches Activity summary and activity sheets PDF of PowerPoint presentation	About the environment	Interdependence	Social Science	Level 3 and above
3g	Case study - East Coast Activity summary and activity sheets	About and for/with the environment	Personal and social responsibility for action Biodiversity Sustainability Interdependence	Social Science Science	Level 3 and above