Bibliograph

Lessons from the sand, family-friendly science activities you can do on a Carolina beach, Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey

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Lessons from the sand, family-friendly science activities you can do on a Carolina beach, Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lessons from the sand

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

922912832

Responsibility statement

Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey

Series statement

A Southern gateways guide

Sub title

family-friendly science activities you can do on a Carolina beach

Table Of Contents

How to use this book. What you need ; Beach safety ; The invisible pollution problem -- Waves. Wave height ; The wind and the waves ; Surf ; Longshore currents ; Rip currents ; Tides -- Moving beaches. Sea breeze ; Dunes ; Ancient shorelines ; Beach erosion ; Barrier islands -- Sand. Sand ; Black sand ; Barking sand ; Soft sand -- Beach features. Ripple marks ; Volcanoes on the beach ; Beach tracker ; The layer cake beach ; Groundwater -- Shells. Collecting shells ; Black shells ; Brown shells ; Shell roundness ; Shell orientation ; Fossils -- Life. Life in the fast lane ; Birds at the beach ; Plants and salt ; Murder mystery -- The environment. Replenished beaches ; Concrete beaches ; Litter ; Beach driving ; Ocean acidification -- Rainy day activities. Plankton ; Saltwater ; Museum visit ; Google Earth -- Seeing the unseen. Night ; Do your own activity -- Glossary -- The edge of the wild. Beach conservation ; Books

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