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Introduction1
English Heritage (YouTube Channel)
English Heritage (Official Website)
Dictionary
sandcastle : a small model of a castle or other structure that is made with sand on a beach — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Sand castles are typically made by children for fun, but there are also sand-sculpture contests for adults that involve large, complex constructions. — Wikipedia
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Adventures
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Inspiration
Daily Dose Of Internet (YouTube Channel)
Daily Dose Of Internet (Official Website)
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Innovation
Science
The Physics of Sandcastles (NASA Science)
Technology
NJ.com (YouTube Channel)
NJ.com (Official Website)
How to Build the Perfect Sandcastle (The Guardian)
The Complete Sand Sculpture “How To” and Construction Manual (Sandscapes)
Commerce
Product
Sandcastle (Etsy)
Sandcastle Gifts (Zazzle)
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Preservation
History
History of Sand Castles and Sand Sculpting (Everything Beaches)
Sand Sculpting History (World Sand Sculpting Academy)
History and Sand Sculpting (Sand City Hurghada)
Museum
Open Air and Sand Sculptures Museum (Sand City Hurghada)
Library
DDC: 736.96 Sand Sculpture (Library Thing)
Subject: Sandcastles (Library Thing)
Subject: Sandcastles (Open Library)
LCC: TT 865 Sandcastles (Library of Congress)
Subject: Sandcastles (Library of Congress)
Subject: Sandcastles (WorldCat)
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Participation
Education
Andy Hancock (YouTube Channel)
Sandcastle Building Lessons (Andy Hancock)
World Sand Sculpting Academy (World of Sand Art)
4 Steps to the Perfect Sandcastle! (SciShow Kids, YouTube)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
Community
Occupation
You’re a What? Sand Sculptor (Elka Jones, Career Outlook, US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
News
Sandcastles (JSTOR)
Sandcastles (NPR Archives)
Government
Document
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Expression
Toy
Toys, Tots, Pets & More Toy Reviews (TTPM, YouTube Channel)
Toys, Tots, Pets & More (Official Website)
Competition
Welcome to the Addictive and High-Stakes World of Competitive Sand Sculpting (Chris Dart, CBC)
The 10 Coolest Sandcastle Competitions In The World (Jack Choros, Map Quest)
The 10 Best Sandcastle Competitions in America (Kim Windyka Kim Windyka, Fodors)
Sand festivals (wikipedia)
Visual Arts
From Sand to Sand (Mary E. Hopper)
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Related
Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Lighthouse, Sandcastle
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