Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Oceanography

For Students 9th - 10th
A student learning module with a focus on the relationship of temperature and salinity with density, ocean-influenced weather patterns, and how light and sound move through ocean water.
Website
US Navy

Office of Naval Research: Oceans in Motion Currents

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this site to learn what the Navy has to say about ocean currents and then test your knowledge with their quiz.
Handout
University of Southern California

University of Southern California: Ocean Currents and Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
The climate of our planet is greatly affected by Earth's oceans. Learn here about the different oceanic currents and the role those currents play on climate.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Surface Ocean Currents

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how wind patterns and other factors cause ocean surface currents.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Surface Ocean Currents

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how wind patterns and other factors cause ocean surface currents. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Visions of the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will brainstorm a problem affecting the world, envision how you think this problem will affect the world in 100 years, and propose a solution. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is used as an example of a current world...