Category Archives: beach science

Weekend Science Fun: Steller Sea Lions

Today let’s use the recently released book  Astro:  The Steller Sea Lion by Jeanne Walker Harvey and Illustrated by Shennen Bersani to explore an interesting sea mammal. Astro, who was orphaned at birth and raised by humans, has become an … Continue reading

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Weekend Science Fun: Sea Slug Color

Have you ever thought about sea slugs and why they are different colors? It turns out color can be pretty important in sea slugs. One sea slug, (Elysia chlorotica), is green. Recently scientists investigated the color and found out that … Continue reading

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Floating Ocean Trash Experiments

Are you interested in floating and sinking, oceanography and/or beach science? This week we found a fascinating book at the library about a scientist who studies ocean currents by looking at trash that comes up on the beach. Let’s find … Continue reading

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