Shipwrecks and Seashells! Ideas for Homeschool Science

Our family really enjoyed our recent trip to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. I have BIG ideas for upcoming homeschool science lessons with all we saw and experienced on our vacation. Here are some ideas I wanted to share with you!

Shipwreck!

The Outer Banks is known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic because of the thousands of ships that have wrecked there. Some of the wrecks are on the beach and some are in the water. When the ocean is clear, you can explore the underwater shipwrecks by kayak or paddle board. We stayed on the beach, but we found this shipwreck at Nag's Head.

Book ideas for shipwrecks:




And, I found these fun virtual tours of shipwrecks that we can use from YouTube!

"Virtual Dive on the wreck of the Melckmeyt (1659), Iceland's oldest identified shipwreck":
https://youtu.be/hovKu1bi7kA

"A 452 Year Old Shipwreck was Found off the Florida Coast" : https://youtu.be/XDuo3J8DFZU

Seashells by the Seashore

What is it about seashells that delight the mind? Maybe their colors and mysterious shapes and sizes. My girls have always loved collecting shells and this week, they have returned home with quite a large collection of treasured finds to add to our cabinet of curiosities!

One of our favorite activities is to create art and jewelry with the seashells, but this year, I think we will learn how to identify them and more about the animals that live in each!




The book titled "Seashells by the Seashore" includes tear-out shell identification cards!

-- Andrea

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