Sands, Beaches and 
Coastlines
KIDS!
Click on the links below to learn more about sands and beaches and why scientists are interested in them.
TEACHERS
The material in these presentations aligns with NSES and AAAS Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
- AAAS Benchmarks - A Beach Is A Beach (PDF)
- Photo Gallery of Sands – look at some sands from around the world up close.
- Hawaii (PDF)
- Belize (PDF)
- Costa Rica (PDF)
- Spain (PDF)
- Australia (PDF)
- Netherlands Antilles (PDF)
- Cayman Islands (PDF)
- U.S.A. (PDF)
- Jamaica, Dominican Republic and U.S. Virgin Islands (PDF)
- New Caledonia (PDF)
- Posters/Handouts to Download
- A Beach Is A Beach…Or Is It? (PDF)
- What’s in a Beach? (coming soon)
- Sands of the World: An Interactive World Map (coming soon)
- A Beach is a Beach…Or is it? Is all beach sand alike? Where does beach sand come from? And why in the world would anyone ever want to STUDY beach sand?
- Grades K-2 :
- For Kids: Download Presentation (PowerPoint)
- For Kids: Download Presentation (PDF)
- For Teachers: Download Presentation (PowerPoint)
- For Teachers: Download Presentation (PDF)
- Download Lesson Plan (Word doc)
- Download Lesson Plan (PDF)
- My Sand Looks Like… (Word doc)
- My Sand Looks Like… (PDF)
- Grades 3-5:
- For Kids: Download presentation (PowerPoint)
- For Kids: Download presentation (PDF)
- Grades 6-8:
- For Kids: Download A Mystery To Solve(PowerPoint)
- For Kids: Download A Mystery to Solve (PDF)
- Grades 9-12:
- A Beach Is A Beach Handout (PDF)
- Island X Beach Renourishment Project (PDF) complete activity coming soon.
- Beach Renourishment Studies: Bureau of Economic Geology at University of Texas
In 2001, the Bureau of Economic Geology renewed the investigation of sand resources of the southeast Texas continental shelf in cooperation with the Division of International Activities and Marine Minerals (INTERMAR) of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS). The primary potential use of these resources is for the nourishment of eroding beaches. To learn more go to: http://www.beg.utexas.edu/coastal/sand.htm
Why Do Geologists Study Sand?
