Hey, it’s July! Are you struggling? Could you combine a little science with your trip to the beach? You’re taking photos anyway! Add a little science before, during, or after your trip to the beach! Enlist your kiddos. What looks like fun? Which experiment would be interesting to try before the trip? Is there a project you might do after you get home? I’m betting on sandcastles to spur a bit of interest!
1. The Homeschool Scientist has 20 Awesome Beach Science Ideas for Kids. Some of the ideas do require a subscription. There are several interesting ideas, such as Beach Sand Under a Microscope and Sea Shell Identification. Collect materials while you are at the beach to study later—such as Shark Tooth Identification.
2. Try these three activties from Phys.org: observe small animals and plants in rock pools, watch waves, and compare wet and dry sand. Follow up with the fun at Beach Science for Preschoolers when you get home and make waves and sand slime.
3. How about Sandcastles? Make them at the beach. Follow-up with their guide at home and play with sponges, magic sand, and a wax resist.
4. Before you go to the beach, do some research in sand sculpting, which is more sand science than I realized before I read this article. Sand sculpting is competitive! Just look at these rules!
5. Before you go to the beach, experiment with sun screen and UV beads, Spangler’s version, or NASA’s Experimenting with UV-sensitive Beads. Spangler’s version uses baggies instead of Petri dishes. The NASA version is more open-ended.
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