Beach Rotations
Station 1:
Earth Art		Creating temporal works of art. Students explore shape, texture, color, and pattern using materials found on site that depict the natural environment and exist in harmony with it.
Station 2:
One Ocean		All of the world’s oceans are connected. Marine pollution occurring locally has an effect on the quality of ocean water everywhere. Children will discover that sources of marine pollution range from agricultural, recreational, industrial and municipal waste and can be chemical in nature or come from non-biodegradable debris. We will identify local sources of pollution and what our community is doing to make changes and what we can do as individuals to improve the quality
of the marine environment. Students will sort debris (collected previously), and discuss the possible origins and manner in which it entered the marine environment.


Photos of different types of litter commonly found and then sort it?
Station 3:
Elemental Forces		The forces of nature are constantly at work. Change is inevitable in the marine environment and takes place daily, monthly and seasonally. Children will look for signs of erosion along the beach using clues left behind by wind and waves. Students will compare the changes that take place along our beaches with those of Polar Regions and marvel at the forces of nature that shape our earth.
I am a part of the Earth’s Story- Students read a short story that links matter and the earth’s elements to their own bodies. Students can see how they are Part of the Earth and that the changes that occur in matter are what gives them life.
Station 4:
Marine Games		What’s On The Menu; explores the polar food chains
Iditerod relay race; endurance over distance
Sand skiing: Teams work cooperatively to win a sand ski race where all team members are attached to the same skis.
2x4 that have neoprene straps with ropes in the front so that the first person holds it up.

Mushing – Students learn mushing commands and try their hand at running on a gang line. Cooperation and sharp listening skills are the secret!


WHAT’S ON THE MENU
A food chain game that emphasizes predator/prey relationships, illustrating how energy passes through the ecosystem from one species to another. Survival is the goal.
Giving Back-

Additional Games:
INTER-ECO-ACTION
Contrasting the roles of members of two bordering ecosystems. Members lock arms while sitting and cooperate to stand.
Arctic- use; polar bear- ribbon seal-fish-zooplankton-phytoplankton contrasted with
mosquito-wolf-caribou-lichen or mosquito-fox- lemming-lichen

Antarctic- use; orca- crab eater seal- fish- zooplankton- phytoplankton contrasted with
leopard seal- emperor penguin- fish- krill- zooplankton- phytoplankton or
Blue whale- krill- zooplankton- phytoplankton