This protocol was conceived in partnership with the Icelandic Museum of Natural History

How long does it take?
45-60 minutes

Who is it for?
  • School groups, youth groups
  • Up to 25 students
  • 6-10 years old

Materials:
  • Cardboard “Treasure box” decorated with stickers, paint or glitter
          Amount: 4
  • Laminated paper sheets with different items to find
         Amount: 8
         1 per group, with two different difficulties for younger or older children
  • Whiteboard markers
          Amount: 4
  • Stereoscopes
          Amount: 2
  • Binoculars
          Amount: 4
  • Magnifying glasses
          Amount: 4
Download the protocol and sheets here ->
beach_activity-protocol.pdf
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Protocol (with approximate times):
    1. What are we doing today? Why? (5 minutes)
  • Explain that we are looking at different things, animals, and plants around the coast
  • It is important to pay attention to surrounding and local nature
  • It is possible to find treasure that we would not think about if we do not pay attention
  • The work of scientists is sometimes really similar: to pay really close attention to small things and see how they change over time. For examples, plants, birds, algae, etc.
    2. Walking to the beach
    3. Separating into four groups (5 minutes)
  • Define a place to meet
  • Every team goes with an adult supervisor
    4. Looking for different items, plants, and animals (30 minutes)
  • If something can’t be collected, the supervisor can take a picture
    5. Looking at everybody’s treasures (10 minutes)
  • Going through every team’s favorite treasure
  • Looking at objects like feathers, seaweeds, plants, under the microscope
    6. Retrospective: what did we learn today? (5 minutes)
Treasure hunt sheets for younger groups
PARTNERS

Project collaborators in Iceland

Made possible with support from

The Icelandic Climate Fund (2020-2021)
The North Atlantic Cooperation (2021-2023)