Lessons from the Sand (eBook)

Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach

Charles O. Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
240 Seiten
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-2738-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are colored differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sand reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North Carolina and South Carolina. Easy-to-do experiments will help parents and kids discover the ways water, wind, sand, plants, animals, and people interact to shape the constantly changing beaches we love to visit.Featuring colorful illustrations and clear instructions, most activities require nothing more than an observant eye and simple tools found at local stores. You will learn about geology, weather, waves and currents, the critters that live on our beaches, and the environmental issues that threaten them. Chapters also include indoor activities for rainy days and activities for nighttime discovery. This book will become an indispensable companion for families, teachers, and students heading to the Carolina coast for years to come.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.3.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Southern Gateways Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Southern Gateways Guides
• Zusatzinfo: 212 color illustrations, 39 figs., 6 maps, 14 tables, bibl., index
• Verlagsort: Chapel Hill
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 180 x 180 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: activities for kids at the beach • barking sand • beach birds • beach fossils • beach layering • beach sand • beach trash • black sand • Bogue Banks • Cape Hatteras • carbonate fraction • dunes • Emerald Isle • Garnet • ghost crabs • heavy minerals • hilton head island • inlets • longshore currents • Myrtle Beach • North Carolina beaches • Outer Banks • Rip Currents • ripple marks • Salinity • science for kids • science for kids age 4 to 13 • scientific method activities for kids • seawalls • Shackleford Banks • shark teeth • shell orientation • South Carolina beaches • swash • teaching kids the scientific method • Topsail Island • tracks and trails • wave characteristics • Wrightsville Beach
• ISBN-10: 1-4696-2738-8 / 1469627388
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-2738-0 / 9781469627380