This session aims to educate the children on sandy shore life including shore birds. Children are divided into groups with a ranger or adult and given the opportunity to dig on the beach to find and examine sand and the variety of creatures living in it. Children are encouraged to examine the adaptations to the sandy shore environment, and then look at the feeding habits of shore birds through these creatures by playing our ‘Long Beak Short Beak' game.
Time: 1 hour
Maximum Group size: Depends on ranger availability.
Age: 4 yrs upwards; suitable for all Key Stages.
Suggested Day Activities: • Coastal Detectives - Rockpool Ramble followed by The Sandy Shore and Shell Hunt.
• Coastal processes – Can be linked in with Rocks and Soils with physical geography.
Relevant topics from the QCA Schemes of work:
SCIENCE
Primary:
• Unit 2B: Plants and animals in the local environment .
• Unit 2C: Variation.
• Unit 4B: Habitats;
• Unit 5B: Life cycles.
• Unit 6A: Interdependence and Adaptation.
Secondary:
• Unit 7C: Environment and feeding relationships.
• Unit 7D: Variation and Classification.
• Unit 8D: Ecological Relationships.
• Unit 9A: Inheritance and selection.
