Tides: Highs and Lows Educational Resources K12 Learning, Earth Science, Science Lesson Plans, Activities, Experiments, Homeschool Help

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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Watch this short time-lapse video of the tide rising and lowering along the Canadian coast.

The tide rolls in. The tide rolls out.

Why does the ocean water cover more of the beach at certain times and not as much at other times?

Well, it's all because of the moon and the sun.

That's true, but they still greatly affect the tides. Find out how.

First, watch the video below to learn about high and low tides and how tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.

Now, answer these questions.

If you need help, check the answers below.

When you've got the idea, continue to the Got It? section for some great hands-on projects!

Supplies for the Modeling Tides Activity

Supplies and Equipment for the Timing the Tides Project

Suggested Literature

High Tide in Hawaii, by Mary Pope Osborne
Sun, Moon, and Tides, by Gerald Jenkins
The Secrets of Tidepools: The Bright World of the Rocky Shoreline, by Vicki León
Olympic National Park: Touch of the Tide Pool, Crack of the Glacier, by Mike Graf
Life in a Tidepool, by Janet Halfmann
Tide Pools: Life at the Edge of the Sea, by Anita Malnig