On Friday Room 6 went down to the beach to learn all about the sand dunes and why they are important. We got to make our own mini sand dunes, we learnt about the ladders used on paths to protect the dunes, the fencing using to trap the sand and the plant and insect life found on dunes.
It was such a great opportunity to learn about how the sand dunes protect our homes from the wind and sand and help to prevent coastal erosion. Learning about the different plant life such as the native and exotic ice plants and tussocks. Native plants encourage the dunes to grown wide and low and exotic plant varieties such as Maram grass encourage the dunes to grown tall and narrow.
This has been a part of inquiry learning about the importance of our local environment and what is important in our community.
What do you know about New Brighton's sand dunes?
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