Play in the sand.
If anyone asks what Murter is known for, one of the answers would be to be
the beautiful sandy beaches. It was indeed, the best place to set this
Eco-Patrol, this Saturday. Namely, sandy beaches consist of ‘milled’ rotten
rocks, shell fragments and other bio-materials from a particular area waved and
streamed on the shore. Sand is actually a material that is generated by decay
and rock breaking over the years. Some minerals are very unstable, so they
break faster, while others are more stable and stronger, so we can find them
more often on the beaches.
In order to classify the hardness of the found
stones on the beach, we subjected them to the hardness test. Using different
tools (coins, other stones, glass) we tried to scratch the surface of the
stone. The hardest hardness of the found stones was blue, which came about when
the foam was thickened with rich gas. Because of this, this stone is very light
and porous and can float on the water.
We used this topic to teach children the
traditional African game called Awale, which is usually played with seeds in
the country. We adapted it to the theme and we played it with the help of stones
and sand. As every game needs to be lucky, it’s also necessary to ‘twist’ the
brain’s spine.
During the workshop, most of them had been
captured by the creation of art in the sand, so much that they forgot about
lunch, and left until afternoon hours to defend their fortresses in the sand
from the ruthless waves.
We greet you from the beautiful beach of Slanica,
surrounded by sunshine and smoked sand.