Search for Sand Dollars on Crane Beach

Click on this video to see beautiful Crane Beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and explore the intertidal zone. Learn what pattern to look for in the sand to find live sand dollars just below the surface. See how different a living sand dollar looks from the shell it leaves behind when it’s no longer alive. Did you know that those “dove” shaped pieces that people find in empty sand dollar shells are actually the sand dollar’s teeth? Come along and explore this fascinating habitat.