How Shells Saved the Beach

Extend the Lesson

erosion

(i-ROH-zhuhn)

Erosion is the wearing away of something by water or wind. Strong waves can cause beach erosion.

recycling

(ree-SY-kling)

When you recycle something, you don’t throw it away. You turn it into something new.

waves

(wayvz)

When wind pushes water, it makes waves.

oyster shells

(OY-stur shelz)

Oysters are shellfish that live in the ocean. Their shells are hard and bumpy.

Printables

Academic Standards

Reading Objective:

Children will learn how people are working to help stop beach erosion.

Next Generation Science Standards:

2-ESS2: Compare solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land. ETS1: Solve a problem with a new object or tool.

Vocabulary:

oyster shells, erosion, waves, recycling

Resources

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