STANDARD - CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND THE INCREASE IN DISORDER
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Surface Circulation Model - COSEE Coastal Trends 
Lesson PlanSummary
Students construct a clay model to become familiar with the forces which produce circulation patterns in ocean basins and to predict patterns or eddy development with variances in bathymetry.
Concept: Ocean water movement
Ocean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth
Education Standards
Ocean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth
Education Standards
Ocean Power - U.S. Department of Energy
Lesson PlanSummary
Students investigate methods used to generate energy from physical ocean processes as well as design an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system.
Concept: Ocean affects humans
The ocean affects human life in many ways. The ocean provides many resources for humans.
Education Standards
The ocean affects human life in many ways. The ocean provides many resources for humans.
Education Standards
90+ mins
