Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Deep Ocean Currents Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on deep ocean currents. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Ocean Currents: Modeling 'Global Conveyor Belt' in Your Kitchen

For Students 9th - 10th
Ocean currents have a profound effect on the climates of the continents, especially those regions bordering on the ocean. The Gulf Stream makes northwest Europe much more temperate than any other region at the same latitude, and the...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: How Ocean Currents Moderate Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how ocean currents transfer heat from one place to another.
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Ocean Currents Change Our Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about the factors that drive ocean currents by measuring the density of ocean water and tap water.
Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Global Warming Won't Halt Ocean Current

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article discusses climate change in the face of several climate models and poses both the good and the bad news associated with global warming.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from an introduction to oceanography course taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. The course gives a general introduction to the processes and history of Earth's global oceanic system in...
Article
NOAA

Noaa: Weather Systems and Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine our weather if Earth were completely motionless, had a flat dry landscape and an un-tilted axis. This, of course, is not the case; if it were, the weather would be much different. The local weather that impacts our daily lives...