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One World Ocean
Source: Teach Engineering
Description: Students learn about ocean currents and the difference between salt and fresh water. Using colored ice cubes, they see how cold and warm water mix and how this mixing causes currents. Students also learn how surface currents occur due to wind streams, how fresh water floats on top of salt water, the difference between water in the ocean and fresh water throughout the planet, and how engineers are involved in the design of ocean water systems for human use.
Topics explored: marine science; ocean science; ocean currents; fluid dynamics; environmental considerationsEducation Level
• Other Resources
Resource Type
• Curricula, Pacing Guides, Lesson Plans
Subject
• Env Science
Topic
• Fisheries
• Environmental Considerations