Summary
Digit takes on Hacker in a kite-flying contest to protect Big Dune beach — and the wind is the real star. The team explores how wind moves sand and shapes the land, and how dunes protect a coast.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The kite contest is really a lesson in what wind does to a beach.
- How does wind move sand on a beach?
- Why are dunes important to a coastline?
- What could help keep wind from blowing the sand away?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: wind, dune, erosion.
Try it: Blow gently across a small pile of sand or sugar and describe what happens.