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Respect the Beach

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students work together to compare and contrast sand particles. They identify what sand grains are composed of as well. They complete writing activities to complete the lesson.
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Trash on Texas Beaches

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars take a field trip to a local Texas beach. Using the trash and debris they find, they classify them based on specific criteria. In groups, they calculate the total for each category and determine the percentage of each...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Tar Beach

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Tar Beach and discuss the setting and plot with their classmates. Young scholars define a list of...
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Beach Comber

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners investigate threats to our oceans by investigating items found on a beach.  In this environmental safety lesson, students examine several items found on a beach and identify them as natural, harmful, organic or inorganic...
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Beach Ball Count

For Students K
In this beach ball counting learning exercise, students count the number of dots on beach balls, cut out numbers from one to ten, and match the numbers with the total number of dots. Students match ten dots and numbers.
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Constructive and Destructive Geologic Processes

For Teachers 8th Standards
Show the class the world as they've never seen it before—from way above! Learners try to unravel the mysteries presented by rich satellite imagery, learn to interpret topographic maps, and study erosion by constructing their very own...
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Water Safety: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Two lessons remind scholars of the importance of water safety.  In the first lesson, pupils create posters highlighting three safety rules for a pool, beach, pond, or lake. The second lesson challenges partners to roleplay water safety...
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Adaptation and Diversity on Sheffield Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Written for an exploration of shoreline ecosystems on Sheffield Island, this gives ecology or marine biology buffs a hands-on experience. Using GPS or visual triangulation techniques, they lay transect lines on a high and a low energy...
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Marine Habitats of Galveston Island

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Four lessons introduce elementary ecologists to salt marsh and sandy beach habitats. In the first lesson plan, they place shells and other materials in vinegar to determine if they contain calcium carbonate. In the second lesson plan,...
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Sun, Sand, and Hippos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct research on varied aspects of hippopotamuses and in doing so, synthesize and evaluate a variety of information sources.They summarize content knowledge from varied resources and apply this knowledge by creating a mural...
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Worksheet
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Beach Towel Cutting Activity

For Students K - 1st
In this art learning exercise, students follow the directions to make person lying on a beach towel. They use their fine motor skills to cut a fringe on paper to look like a beach towel. They color and cut out a picture of themselves in...
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Beach Verbs

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this verbs worksheet, students look at the picture in the middle of the page and then choose 7 verbs from the word bank that describes 7 things that they could do at the beach.
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PPT
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At the Seaside

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Encourage sorting and classification skills by asking, "What kinds of things are found at the seaside?" Kids sort objects by calling out the items found at the beach. They can choose from things like balls, dogs, bikinis, shells, and...
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Long Island Beach Life

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Have your class learn about marine life through this resource. This comprehensive lesson has learners discuss marine life, learn key vocabulary, discuss environmental concerns, and play games related to migration and predator/prey...
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Marine Animals: Stranded on the Coast

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students identify marine animals that could become stranded due to coastal features and currents. They plot data on worksheets for locations of sea turtles actually beached or stranded. After plotting their points, they hypothesize...
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K12 Reader

Churchill's Speech: We Shall Fight on the Beaches

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Winston Churchill speech delivered to the House of Commons on June 4, 1940, is the focus of a comprehension exercise that asks readers to explain how the repetition in the speech supports the main purpose of Churchill's address. 
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101 Questions

Taco Cart

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Sometimes you just need a taco. Young mathematicians investigate two different paths on a beach to get to a taco cart. Completion of the task requires finding distances using the Pythagorean Theorem and considering the different walking...
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A Day at the Beach

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help learners determine the rate of change for the temperature of sand. They will collect data on the temperature of wet and dry sand over time with a heat lamp overhead. Then make a scatter plot of the data and find a linear model to...
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The Beach

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this natural environment worksheet, students cut out ways litter affects the beach environment. Students draw pictures in the boxes to match. Students then draw their favorite beach activity and list the things they can do at the beach.
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Summer Beach Ball Coloring Page

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this coloring page worksheet, students examine a detailed drawing of a beach scene with a crab trying to poke a large beach ball. Students color the picture.
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Beach Bummin' Memory Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this memory game worksheet, young scholars cut apart 10 pairs of picture cards which depict beach scenes. Students place them face down and play a memory game in which the cards are matched.
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Beach Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this beach word search worksheet, students analyze 10 words in a word bank that pertain to the beach. Students find the words in a word search puzzle.
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Beach Litter

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this environmental awareness worksheet, students answer four essay questions pertaining to beach litter and the importance of keeping our shoreline litter free.
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Beach Hat Dot to Dot

For Students K - 1st
In this sun safety activity worksheet, students use their counting skills to connect the dots numbered 1-37 to reveal a beach hat. Students also read the sentence pertaining to safety in the sun.

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