STANDARD - CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND THE INCREASE IN DISORDER


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Surface Circulation Model - COSEE Coastal Trends


Lesson Plan 

Summary
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

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Ocean Power - U.S. Department of Energy


Lesson Plan 

Summary
Students investigate methods used to generate energy from physical ocean processes as well as design an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system.

Concept: Ocean affects humans
The ocean affects human life in many ways. The ocean provides many resources for humans.

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