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Continental drift happens over millions of years, but new perspective shows much faster changes. An informative resource offers a short term perspective using a series of satellite images. Viewers observe major changes to a coastline in a little more than 30 years' time. This leads to discussions relating winds, waves, currents, tides, and the movement of sand to each of the observations.
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Instructional Ideas
- Select some of the discussion questions to use as written responses as a type of assessment
- Encourage scholars to design an experiment or model to demonstrate the movement of sand they observed
Classroom Considerations
- Relies on prior knowledge of Cape Cod, coastlines, and weathering
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- Links to many other fascinating lessons
- Materials easily adjust higher or lower academic levels depending on the needs of learners
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