Author: Charles O. Pilkey
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469627388
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
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 and simple tools found at local stores. You will learn about geology, weather, waves and currents, the critters that live on our beaches, and the environmental issues that threaten them. Chapters also include indoor activities for rainy days and activities for nighttime discovery. This book will become an indispensable companion for families, teachers, and students heading to the Carolina coast for years to come.
Lessons from the Sand
Author: Charles O. Pilkey
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469627388
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
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 and simple tools found at local stores. You will learn about geology, weather, waves and currents, the critters that live on our beaches, and the environmental issues that threaten them. Chapters also include indoor activities for rainy days and activities for nighttime discovery. This book will become an indispensable companion for families, teachers, and students heading to the Carolina coast for years to come.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469627388
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
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 and simple tools found at local stores. You will learn about geology, weather, waves and currents, the critters that live on our beaches, and the environmental issues that threaten them. Chapters also include indoor activities for rainy days and activities for nighttime discovery. This book will become an indispensable companion for families, teachers, and students heading to the Carolina coast for years to come.
The Sea Breeze
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Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Arid Dune Ecosystems
Author: Siegmar-W. Breckle
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540754989
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Sand dune dynamics play a key role in many arid deserts. This volume provides a thorough analysis of a specific sand dune ecosystem, the Nizzana site in the Middle East’s Negev Desert. Describing its climate, as well as its geophysical/geochemical soil properties and ecology, this brilliant work draws out the relationships between the site’s ecological and geomorphological processes, based on long-term monitoring, in situ experiments and satellite imagery.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540754989
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Sand dune dynamics play a key role in many arid deserts. This volume provides a thorough analysis of a specific sand dune ecosystem, the Nizzana site in the Middle East’s Negev Desert. Describing its climate, as well as its geophysical/geochemical soil properties and ecology, this brilliant work draws out the relationships between the site’s ecological and geomorphological processes, based on long-term monitoring, in situ experiments and satellite imagery.
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Bulletin
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Elementary Geology
Author: Edward Hitchcock
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Schlich's Manual of Forestry
Author: Sir William Schlich
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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A Manual of Forestry: Forest protection, by W. R. Fisher ... being an English adaptation of "Der Forstschutz", by Dr. Richard Hess. 1895
Author: Sir William Schlich
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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To California and Back
Author: Charles A. Higgins
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Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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A manual of forestry
Author: Sir William Schlich
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 748
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 748
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