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How is coastal sand formed into barrier islands?

In Small sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks, page 2

Coastal sand is organized into barrier islands when three conditions are met: There is a supply of sand sufficient to form islands; sea level is rising; and there are winds and waves with sufficient energy to move the sand around....

By Dirk Frankenberg.

Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes

A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that examines the causes and effects of changes in sea level, both short-term (as a result of storms) and long-term (as a result of climate change).

Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Ocean and You Marine Science Education

Bring the ocean to your classroom and explore marine and environmental education with this innovative program created by an oceanographer and two science educators.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Diagram of hurricane formation

Diagram of hurricane formation showing movement of warm, humid air and cold, unstable air between the upper and lower atmosphere.

Format: image/photograph

North Carolina Coastal Federation

Visit the North Carolina Coastal Federation and learn about the projects that the NCCF is doing toward restoration of coastal areas in North Carolina.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development

A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that examines the sand sharing system of sedimentary coastlines and the impact of hurricanes on those coastlines and on human development.

Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Carolina Ocean Studies

A visit to the beautiful barrier islands and ocean reefs of North Carolina will help students understand the importance of our coastal environment and the habitat of the creatures that live there.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Sea Grant North Carolina

With a variety of research and outreach programs, this organization provides several educational opportunities for marine science educators including workshops, marine science and environmental education curriculum development, research opportunities and grants, and field trips.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Small sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks

This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the nature and structure of barrier islands with small sand volume, on which built structures are highly susceptible to damage from hurricanes.

Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

MarineQuest

Ocean education and marine environmental education programs providing "hands-on, feet-wet, high-tech" experiences for K-12 students.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Changes in sea level, great and small

In Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes, page 1

The level of the sea is always changing. These changes may be small and short-lived, as when water rushes up the beach after waves break, but others are large and long-lived — as has been the case with the post-glacial rise of the present era. Small-scale...

By Dirk Frankenberg.

How do hurricanes form?

In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 2

Hurricanes begin when areas of low atmospheric pressure move off Africa and into the Atlantic, where they grow and intensify in the moisture-laden air above the warm tropical ocean. Air moves toward these atmospheric lows from all directions and curves to...

By Dirk Frankenberg.

The Science House

Through school demonstration programs, student science camps, teacher workshops and innovative laboratory training, and support projects, the NCSU Science House partners with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning activities in mathematics and science.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Discovery Place and the Charlotte Nature Museum

Discovery Place offers hands-on activities in all areas of science for students at both the Discovery Halls and Charlotte Nature Museum.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences

Resources for learning about natural North Carolina including animals, snakes, insects and ecosystems.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Operation beach teach

This lesson is the introduction to an integrated marine science unit which culminates in an early fall trip to Hammocks Beach State Park. (See attachment: Pre-Activity). The unit is designed to hook students into science and provide joyful learning experiences across the curriculum.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies)

By Melissa Tukey.

Resources on the web

Why is oceanography important?

In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about some of the important discoveries that oceanographers have made and some areas that they are investigating. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)

Provided by: National Geographic

OceanWorld

Illustrated information about fisheries, weather, waves, icebergs, currents, coral reefs, and other oceanography topics with real time data and interactive quizzes. Includes a variety of tools for teachers and an online textbook for high school students. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Texas A&M University

Oceanographic specialties

In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about the five primary subdisciplines of oceanography and think of questions that each type of oceanographer might ask when conducting research in his or her field. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)

Provided by: National Geographic

NEFSC Historical Page

Contains answers to frequently asked questions about fish and oceanography including fish images and artwork. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Northeast Fisheries Science Center