Before Your Trip On the Day of Trip Back at School Ext.
Coastal environments are part of the water cycle.
They are affected when humans alter the flow of water to the ocean. Discuss how water flows to the ocean and how sediments and anything else in a river, stream or storm drain also wash to the sea. Locate the Pacific Ocean, your field trip site and your school on a map. Try to trace the route the river, stream or gutter closest to your school takes in getting to the sea. Using a map, explain the water cycle from precipitation to river to ocean to evaporation.