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The Great Ocean Conveyor
Students investigate water density. In this water density lesson, students conduct an experiment with food coloring, water and salt to see how the salt effects bodies of water.
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Jackie Gore
Students identify the amount of heat given off by solar energy. For this solar energy lesson, students complete an experiment using soil and sand measuring the heat from solar energy.
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Deep Ocean Currents
Students observe the interactions of different temperatures of water using colored ice and a thermometer and then compare the results with global ocean current solar heating. They identify where floating ice would be found in the ocean,...
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Here Comes the Sun: A Solar/Terrestrial Tutorial
Students explore the sun and its effects on the environment. In this solar studies lesson, students follow a web tutorial to gather information about the sun, the seasons, the equinoxes, and solar heating.
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Sunlight and the Earth # T
Young scholars learn that convection of heat in the atmosphere is the cause of weather phenomena. They learn that water vapor also carries solar heat and plays an important role in atmospheric convection.