This week’s theme pays homage to the end of summer and the beginning of the school year with a field 
trip…to…the…BEACH!!!! What better way to finish off a Florida summer than to spend it learning about the ocean on one of our many beautiful beaches.
NOTEBOOK ACTIVITY:
Supplies you will need:
A bag
Clear tape
Pencil
Today is a scavenger hunt. While at the beach you will be searching for the following common items once you find them, you can tape them into your notebook, label them to take home and study. (***NOTE, do not harvest any living organisms while on your quest, plant or animal. The beach is a fragile ecosystem.*** ) In addition to the items below you need to collect sea shells from the surf to create your craft when you get home. Be sure the shells are already empty.
Items to collect
A tiny piece of driftwood
The smallest complete shell you can find
A sea grass blade (they wash up on the beach all the time)
A photograph of you playing on the beach
Once you have collected your scavenger hunt items you can take them back to your area and tape them into your notebook (being careful to dry them off first)
Seashell Mobile
Supplies:
Seashells
String
Scissors
Branch from a tree (you can get this from your own yard)
Drill with a small drill bit
Steps:
1. Drill holes in all the seashells you are going to string on your mobile.
2. Cut three to four pieces of string, all different lengths.
3. Thread the string through the first shell and tie a large knot underneath ( for extra security add hot glue).
4. Continue threading on the shells, tying knots each time. Separate and arrange your shells however you would like.
5. Make loops at the end of the shell strings to hang them from the piece of wood. Parents: check the mobile for balance as you put them on, too much weight on one side will not let the wood hang flat.
6. Tie one piece of string to the balance point of the wood; this will become your hanger.
7. Hang your mobile up wherever you wish. Perhaps in your room so you can remember your wonderful beach trip or 
outside on your porch? The choice is yours.
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