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The NOAA Ocean Service Education lab requires students create and manipulate solutions simulating different ocean water characteristics in order to recognize that the effects of salinity and temperature are the drivers of thermohaline circulation.
This resource is referenced here:Subject:
Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric and oceanic circulation,
Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology ,
Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions,
Geoscience:Oceanography,
Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Resource Type: Activities
Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Theme:
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science,
Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change,
Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Oceanography,
Environmental Science,
Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:NGSS