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In this collecting/comparing activity, learners work with samples of sand from different places like a lakefront, river, or ocean beach.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners use beach profile data from a local beach or online data from Ocean City, Maryland to investigate coastal erosion and sediment transport.

per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will test soil content using their sample, some water and a container that seals.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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This activity demonstrates liquefaction, the process by which some soils lose their solidity during an earthquake.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor, beach activity, learners use tennis balls, water balloons and other simple devices to investigate the movement of waves and currents off a sandy beach.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners observe mixtures of sand samples glued to note cards, and consider how sand can differ in size, shape, and color, and where it comes from.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (on page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Earthquakes), learners will use a magnifier to carefully examine samples of sand from different locations.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will investigate the part of soil. Explore how clay, silt, and sand make up the dirt in your background. Activity includes step-by-step instructions and extension ideas.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners become beachcombers as they walk on a sandy beach in search of evidence of life.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Bogs), learners will test cups full of potting soil, sand, and sphagnum moss to see which earth material is able to soak up the most water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore a bucket of sand and beach objects.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes