The Coast In Motion!
Post-site Activities / Teacher led

Grade Level: 5
Content Area: Science
Time to Complete: 1 class period
Title of Lesson: The Coast In Motion!

Assessment/Extension Activity:

The following activity was designed to assess and reinforce the material covered on the field trip to Edisto Beach State Park.

Activity:  Barrier Island Features

Divide the class into groups and pass out copies of the Barrier Island photographs.  Have the students describe how waves, currents, tides, and/or storms affect the geological features shown in each of the photos.

Extension Ideas:

Activity:  Longshore Current

Have the students write a paragraph explaining why children who are playing in the surf tend to move either north or south of their original location.  (Longshore currents)