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Curran, Mary Carla; Bower, Amy S.; Furey, Heather H. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2017
Creation of physical models can help students learn science by enabling them to be more involved in the scientific process of discovery and to use multiple senses during investigations. This activity achieves these goals by having students model ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico. In general, oceans play a key role in influencing weather…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Models, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
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Kastler, Jessica A. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2009
Dead zones--areas experiencing low levels of dissolved oxygen--are growing in shallow ocean waters around the world. Research has shown that dead zones form as a result of a specific type of pollution, called nutrient enrichment or eutrophication, and are found in almost every coastal zone where humans have large populations. Concepts related to…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Pollution, Oceanography, Scientific Concepts