Find out what puts the motion in the ocean with a short video about how ocean currents work.  An animated video uses the story of little yellow ducky bathtub toys to show how currents flow through the world's oceans.

Concepts

ocean currents, oceanography, ocean exploration, mid-ocean ridges, currents, the coriolis effect

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members watch the video and complete the comprehension check out of class before returning for a full class discussion
• Assign teams to investigate other stories of objects carried great distances by ocean currents as well as the dangers posed to ocean vessels by submerged objects

Classroom Considerations

• The resource includes the video, a comprehension check, links to related resources and discussion questions

Pros

• Provides links to related articles and videos

Cons

• None