Ocean Currents,9780924886447

Ocean Currents

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Edition: Teacher
ISBN13: 9780924886447
ISBN10: 0924886447
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-09-01
Publisher(s): Gems
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Summary

What causes ocean currents? How do they affect the Earth's environment? How have they affected the course of human history? Students gain fascinating insights into our world through these innovative hands-on activities. Students explore how wind, temperature, salinity, and density set water into motion. They go on to learn how the ocean makes our climate habitable, provides oxygen and food, and transports nutrients, people and pollution around the globe. Learning is put in a real-world context as students study accounts of shipwrecked sailors, a Nike shoe spill, and the voyage of the Kon Tiki.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi
Foreword viii
Introduction 1(4)
Time Frame 5(1)
What You Need for the Whole Unit 6(3)
Activity 1
Planet Ocean
9(20)
Session 1: Ocean Brainstorm
12(3)
Session 2: Global Exploration
15(14)
Activity 2
Waste Disposal
29(18)
Session 1: Student Explorations
33(6)
Session 2: Demonstrating Wind-Driven Currents
39(8)
Activity 3
Current Trends-Station Rotations
47(24)
Session 1: Introducing the Stations and Making Predictions
50(7)
Session 2: Completing the Stations
57(14)
Activity 4
Layering Liquids
71(14)
Session 1: Introducing the Challenge
75(3)
Session 2: Discussing Density
78(7)
Activity 5
Ice Cubes Demonstration
85(10)
Activity 6
Ocean Routes
95(42)
Activity 7
Message in a Bottle
137(4)
Behind the Scenes 141(4)
Resources 145(8)
Assessment Suggestions 153(3)
Literature Connections 156(5)
Summary Outlines 161

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