1. The tides Water goes in and out twice a day
Caused by the moon, which acts like a big magnet on the water
The moon pulls the water out as it moves around the earth

3. Tides

4. Water Cycle
Water in the ocean gets heated up by the sun and is evaporated up into the sky to form clouds
Rain falls from the sky back down to earth and forms streams and rivers
Streams and rivers flow back into the sea
You can use simple tools to show how steam and clouds and rain are formed / caused

6. Habitats A place where an animal or a group of animals live…
E.g. A rocky shore
Try to get students to think of different types of habitat
For Junior class just name some
For older classes talk about the differences and what problems animals might have living there

7. Different types Grass lawn / field / woodland
Sandy shore / rocky shore / muddy shore / cliffs
Open sea / deep sea / rivers / lakes
Rainforest
Desert
Arctic

8. Types of Seashores Types of Shores: Muddy Shores (e.g. estuaries)
Rocky Shores
Sandy Shores
Shingle beaches

9. How the Seashore is Divided
Zonation:
The Intertidal Zone is also divided
into three parts
The Seashore is divided into three parts:
Splash Zone
Intertidal Zone
Subtidal Zone
There are lots of different types of seashores. However a Rockyshore / Sandyshore is typically divided into three zones.
The Intertidal zone is where most of the activity takes place. It is also affected mostly by high, mid and low tides.

10. Can you name the Zones Splash Zone: Wet by salty sea spray
Sea plants and lichens
Upper Shore:
A lot of time out of water
Lichens, Channelled Wrack, Spiral Wrack
Barnacles
Middle Shore:
Uncovered by water half the day
Limpets, Barnacles, Bladder wrack
Lower Shore:
Covered by water for most of the day
Saw toothed wrack, Red seaweeds, mussels, barnacles, fish, crabs
Subtidal: Uncovered by water only during extremely low tides

11. The most INHOSPITABLE place on Earth to live…
Factors affecting Animals
The Seashore is a VERY Inhospitable place to live:
Discuss with students:
Major daily changes in moisture (tides – animals having to survive in rockpools, under seaweeds, animals such as limits have developed to keep air out when stuck onto rocks – keeps their bodies moist and stops them from drying out when exposed to the sun
Temperature – caused by sun, seasons, tides
Turbulence - power of the ocean and waves
Salinity in rockpools can increase when the tide is out
When the tide is in – the animals are preyed upon by other sea animals
When tide is out – the animals are preyed upon by land animals – e.g. seaguls
Think about who eats who on the seashore?
Major daily changes in moisture
Temperature
Turbulence
Salinity
Animals are preyed upon – when the tide is and when the tide is out