Beaches vs Pools

By: Miles and Emma Eckerley

Beaches: A beach is a strip of sand or small pebbles along the edge of a body of water. I’m going to convince you that beaches are better than enclosed bodies of still water, also known as pools. Beaches are better than pools because they’re in nature, which is proven to lower stress levels and make you happier because of the smell of ocean breeze, the sound of waves crashing and sunlight. My second reason is because the beach’s water improves skin, while chlorine water hurts it. I think it’s perfectly clear that beaches are better than pools

Pools: On a hot summer day, you normally go to the pool, right? Well that's what third grader Charlotte Eckerle thinks. “I like going on the diving board and slides, and you cannot find that at the beach,” she says. According to AquaPoolandPatio.org, ”Playing in the pool is safer, and more clean.” To go along with the safe part; in the pool, you will not get stung by a jellyfish or get hurt as easily. There’s a ton more stuff to do in the pool.

Now, are you going to the pool this summer, or will you end up at the beach?

Which is better? Beaches or pools?

Photo credit: Colleen Nill

What's better?

• Beaches
• Pools