Students study how people have tried to save beaches from wave erosion. They examine what has occurred to Cape Hatteras as a result of beach erosion and the efforts to reduce the erosion.

Students examine the process of creating mental images, or visualization, as a tool to increase reading comprehension. They practice visualizing while the teacher reads a passage to them by drawing what they hear focusing on including...

Students learn about preventing sunburns. In this sun safety activity, students explore the effects of the sun and find different types of protection from the sun. When finished students create a beach scene using real sand.

Learners play a game sing poly spots, balloons, beach balls, volleyball trainers, foam balls, and music that requires them to develop locomotor movement skills.

Second graders use a price list and balance sheet to plan for a day of fun at the beach. They consider expenses, income, and balancing of resources.

Students examine landforms. In this social studies lesson, students bounce a beach ball around in order to discover that seventy percent of the Earth is covered in water. Students

In this early childhood counting to 6 summer worksheet, students count 6 beach balls shown on the worksheet and identify the appropriate number at the bottom of the page by coloring or circling it.

Students imagine themselves someplace -- the beach, a mountain top, a city street -- anywhere.

Students design and lay out a map of a coastal area that includes a bay, an estuary, an ocean entrance, and prime beach lands. They write a plan outlining solutions to the economic problems of their community and present their map and...

Students take a trip to Galveston's beaches. They collect empty shells, and visit the internet site to identify the seashells they find. Students visit the linked websites to view pictures of seashells and aid in their identification....

Young scholars pretend to be shark biologists employed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who have been flown into the coastal city of Sao Luis in Brazil because locals have noticed an unidentified shark at...

In this identical pictures worksheet, students analyze a picture of the Sneetches (Dr. Seuss) cooking on beaches. Students circle the identical pictures and draw additional features according to the directions.

Students study waves and how it erodes a beach.  In this energy lesson students complete a lab activity on waves and tides. 

How much trash does an average family produce in 24 hours? Where does that trash end up? Get your youngsters thinking about ecology and conservation as they discuss the impact pollution has on the marine environment. After a deep...

What causes sound? Groups of sound detectives use a variety of tools including ping pong balls, pasta noodles, raisins, rubber mallets, and a tuning fork to investigate what causes sound. The young Sherlocks conduct a series of...

Young scientists discover how sea otters' habitats have changed due to human impact. Through conversation, video observation, and story reading, scholars identify how human interactions change a specific ecosystem in both positive and...

Students examine sea turtles. For this endangered species lesson, students analyze sea turtle habitats. Students hypothesize why sea turtles could go extinct.

In this coastal geology worksheet, students use Google Earth to locate and identify different types of landforms and phenomena that occur along a coast. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.

In this counting worksheet, students count the beach balls on the worksheet and choose the correct number of beach balls by circling the number.

Students explore ocean biology by capturing organisms on a beach. In this clam collecting lesson, students identify the clam species and discuss the anatomy of a clam as well as the importance they provide as a meal. Students utilize a...

Learners study a mural that represents life in Florida. They choose one portion of the mural and redraw it showing what the character in that portion would be doing next. (Is the person headed to the beach? Where the bird fly next? etc.)

Ninth graders record information on aquatic ecosystems and create a labeled diagram of an ecosystem of their choice. They can choose from an ocean zone, estuary, river, lakes, or beaches. The student has to explain their biome of choice.

In this following directions worksheet, 1st graders will either read or listen to five month of June related directions to complete a picture of a boy at the beach.

In this addition worksheet, students find the sum of 3 beach ball addition problems involving single digit whole numbers. Students write their answers in the boxes provided.