What causes ocean currents, and how could they be affected by climate change? This course provides understanding of the theory of and impacts of ocean circulation; oceanic current movement caused by density differences (thermohaline circulation) and the wind; surface and bottom currents; the connection between the oceans and climate change, weather, and the food web; important currents; and blue ocean events. This video + online course from the Center for Behavior and Climate teaches the main concepts in the first half of the Just Have a Think Video #48: Arctic Disintegration. Register online to access the video + online course. One class period long. Students can work on the questions in small groups or individually.
Great Ocean Conveyor Part 1
Subject
Science — Crosscutting Concepts, Earth and Space Science
Grade Level
Grades 8-12
Resource Type
Interactive
Standards Alignment
Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards
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Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.
Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth systems.
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
