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Lessons from the Sand: Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach
Charles O. Pilkey
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Description for Lessons from the Sand: Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach
Paperback. Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are coloured differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sand reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North and South Carolina. Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, 212 colour illustrations, 39 figs, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WN; YNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are colored differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sand reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North Carolina and South Carolina. Easy-to-do experiments will help parents and kids discover the ways water, wind, sand, plants, animals, and people interact to shape the constantly changing beaches we love to visit. Featuring colorful illustrations and clear instructions, most activities require nothing more than an observant eye ... Read more
Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are colored differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sand reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North Carolina and South Carolina. Easy-to-do experiments will help parents and kids discover the ways water, wind, sand, plants, animals, and people interact to shape the constantly changing beaches we love to visit. Featuring colorful illustrations and clear instructions, most activities require nothing more than an observant eye ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Southern Gateways Guides
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469627373
SKU
V9781469627373
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Ref
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About Charles O. Pilkey
Charles O. Pilkey is an artist and writer living in Mint Hill, North Carolina, USA. Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Duke University, USA and coauthor of How to Read a North Carolina Beach.
Reviews for Lessons from the Sand: Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach
A father-son team [on] how to turn children into scientists at sea.
News and Observer Will appeal not only to Carolinians and those who visit Carolina beaches, but to all people who have occasion to walk the world's shorelines.
Journal of Coastal Research
News and Observer Will appeal not only to Carolinians and those who visit Carolina beaches, but to all people who have occasion to walk the world's shorelines.
Journal of Coastal Research