Search for evidence of animal and plant life as beachcombers on a sandy beach and speculate on the origins of their finds.
Group Size: Any
Suggested Age: 6 and up
Time: Variable 35 min. or more
Consider…
- Site: a sandy beach or lakeshore with evidence of life
- Safety: See the SAFETY Section of the Leader’s Survival Kit
- Prep: Containers (bucket, dishpan, cut-off milk carton), hand lens or bug boxes, Large lump of clay or paper and crayons, shovel, hand nets
Focus Question: What evidence of life can you find on the shore or beach?
Learning outcomes:
- Identify signs of life on a beach or lakeshore.
- Distinguish between living organisms and evidence of living organisms.
- Make inferences about how the evidence of living organisms ended up on this beach.
Summary:
The youngsters search the beach or shore for living organisms or signs of life. There are usually few living organisms on most beaches, but there is usually plenty of evidence of life (shells, feathers, tracks). The kids are then challenged to speculate on where the evidence of the living organism came from and how it happened to reach this beach.
The youngsters search the beach or shore for living organisms or signs of life. There are usually few living organisms on most beaches, but there is usually plenty of evidence of life (shells, feathers, tracks). The kids are then challenged to speculate on where the evidence of the living organism came from and how it happened to reach this beach.
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