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Lesson Plan #3 ~ Ocean Currents

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Sixth graders experiment to understand the ocean's currents.  In this ocean current activity, 6th graders complete an experiment with two bottles of water and an index card to discover information about the ocean current.  Students complete a worksheet and two online activities related to ocean currents.

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ocean currents, oceans, tides, waves

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6th
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Science
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