Nature builds with sand, using wind to create dunes. Explore how wind and sand form different types of dunes on coastlines and in deserts. And find out how satellites help scientists figure out how dunes formed and how they are changing them over time. Then try the DIY Science activity, “Sandbox Dunes” to make your own model dunes.
Join Tassia Owen as she makes her own sand dune sandbox.
Related stories from the Earth Observatory for educators
- Between the Ripples of the Namib Sand Sea
- Linear Dunes, Namib Sand Sea
- Barchan Dunes and Lagoons, Southern Brazil
- Sand Dunes in the Tenere Desert, Niger
- Star Dunes in Algeria
- Brazilian Dune Fields
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