CONCEPT - OCEAN WATER MOVEMENT
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Surface Circulation Model - COSEE Coastal Trends 
Lesson PlanSummary
Students construct a clay model to become familiar with the forces which produce circulation patterns in ocean basins and to predict patterns or eddy development with variances in bathymetry.
Concept: Ocean water movement
Ocean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth
Education Standards
Ocean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth
Education Standards
45 minsTake Ride on the Gulf Stream - COSEE Coastal Trends
Summary
Students use ocean observing system data to track and define various aspects of the Gulf Stream.
Concept: Ocean water movement
Ocean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth
Education Standards
Ocean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth
Education Standards
