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These activities teach concepts related to geologic structure and tectonics, composition and
dynamics, seismology, magnetics, paleoceanography.
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A Hurricane’s
Storm Surge Affects Our Estuaries 
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Students construct a coastal landmass from
sand and add features such as tidal creeks and barrier islands. They then add varying amounts of water
to see the effects of storm surge on coastal land masses. |
| Subject: Ocean Geology, Human Impact |
Grade: 5 - adult |
Duration: 20 - 60 min |
| Ocean Literacy Principle: #1, #3, #6, #7 |
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Beach Buckets
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Visitors explore a bucket of sand and beach drift and debris, sort the items using observable
characteristics and use a model to show how sand could be composed of items found on a beach.
They also infer how the beach drift might have traveled to the beach. |
| Subject: Ocean Physics, Ocean Geology |
Grade: K to adult |
Duration: 30 - 45 min |
| Ocean Literacy Principle: #1, #2 |
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Sand Activity
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Learners observe a variety of sand samples with the naked eye and up close (with hand lenses and
microscopes). They investigate what their sand is composed of and make inferences about the processes
and forces that made it. |
| Subject: Ocean Geology |
Grade: K to adult |
Duration: 30 - 45 min |
| Ocean Literacy Principle: #2 |
