Big wave surfer Maya Gabeira talks new children’s book – Good Morning America
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Big wave surfer and two-time world record holder Maya Gabeira drops by Good Morning America to talk about her new children’s book, “Maya and
To bond with nature, kids need solitary activities outdoors
Photograph: © Coastal Care
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A new study found solitary activities like fishing, hunting or exploring outside are key to building strong bonds between children and nature. Activities like these encourage children to both enjoy being outside and to feel
Keep learning with science activities that kids and families can do at home
Image courtesy of: Joel Harper, author of “All the Way to the Ocean” – The Book & The Movie
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With lots of kids home from school, you might be looking for educational activities that can be done without leaving
Car-sized turtle fossils unearthed
“El nacimiento.” A sea turtle egg. Photo source: ©©Emmanuel Frezzotti
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Fossils of a turtle the size of a car have been unearthed in what is now northern South America…
…When lightning strikes the beach, it vaporizes the sand — and makes these glass tubes
Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care
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When lightning strikes the beach or desert, the electricity vaporizes the sand in less than a second, creating a geological phenomenon you might have to see to believe.
The sand vaporizes as the
Most parents want kids to learn about climate change, but most schools don’t teach it
Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care
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A new study paints a glaring divide between what parents want their kids to learn in school and what’s actually being taught.
Parents, regardless of political stripe, overwhelmingly want that to change.
In
Solving the ancient mysteries of Easter Island
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The ancient people of Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile) built their famous ahu monuments near coastal freshwater sources, according to a team of researchers…
“Beach Robbers”; By Charles O. Pilkey
Chapter 5: Beach Robbers
Written and illustrated by Charles O. Pilkey ©2018.
This Chapter is excerpted from The Magic Dolphin: A Young Human’s Guide to Beaches, Sea Level Rise and Living with the Sea; A Book By Charles O.
Children living on Indonesia’s coast get free goggles to enjoy – and save – precious reef
Nihiwatu Beach, a natural, beautiful and mostly undeveloped beach on the island of Sumba, Indonesia. At its two extremities, two reefs protect the beach from severe storms and are largely responsible for the white colored sand. The reefs are also