1)  Name of Project : Sandwatch 

2)  Brief one-sentence description of project 
Sandwatch seeks to change the lifestyle and habits of youth and adults on a community-wide basis, and to develop awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely. 


3)  Full description of project 
Sandwatch provides the framework for school students, with the help of their teachers and local communities, to work together to critically evaluate the problems and conflicts facing their beach environments and to develop sustainable approaches to address these issues. With a strong field monitoring component, Sandwatch tries to ‘make science live’, yet remains inter-disciplinary with applications ranging from biology to woodwork and from poetry to mathematics. Sandwatch covers topics such as observation and recording, erosion and accretion, beach composition, human activities, beach debris, water quality, waves, longshore currents, plants and animals. The activities are related to sustainable development issues including: beach ownership; mining beaches for construction material; conflict resolution between different beach users; preparing for global warming, sea level rise, hurricanes and tsunamis; pollution; and conservation of endangered species. 


4)  Age/level of project participants
All ages: school children to adults


5)  Timetable/schedule
Data is collected once per month 


6)  Possible project/classroom activities
It is inter-disciplinary with all subjects. 

At the Primary School level: 
• Language arts: writing, reading, comprehension, composition, poetry;
• Mathematics: both mechanical and problem solving;
• Social studies;
• Health education;
• Basic science;
• Arts – music, drawing, drama.

Also, at secondary school level they can be incorporated into language studies, science (biology, chemistry, physics), mathematics, social studies, geography and others. 

Additionally, poster making and the making of reports


7)  Expected outcomes/products
• involve school students (primary and secondary school students) and youth in the scientific observation, measurement and analysis of beaches utilizing an inter-disciplinary approach;

• assist school students, with the help of local communities, in applying their information and knowledge to the wise management and enhancement of their beaches;

• reduce the level of pollution in adjoining seas and oceans.


8)  Project contribution to others on the planet
Aimed at developing a world population that is aware of and concerned about the total environment and its associated problems an which has the knowledge, attitudes, skills, motivation and commitment to work individually and collectively towards solutions of current problems and the prevention of new ones.

Sandwatch provides a framework for research, sharing data and information, and taking action for adaptation.  It is extendable to other ecosystems - rivers, reefs, lakes

9)  Project language
English


10) Curriculum/subject areas
Mathematics, Language Arts, Social Studies, Health Education, Science, the Arts, Geography, History, Language Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and others


11) Names/email of initial participating groups


12) Names of facilitators
Yema Jaikaran, Andy Paul


13) Email address of facilitators
yems69@hotmail.com
acpaul2@hotmail.com

14) iEARN Forum where it will take place
  

15) WWW page of project
http://www.iearntandt.interconnection.org  
http://www.naturaldisastersiearntnt.org