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Serc: Lab 5: It's All Connected: Global Circulation Activity

Serc: Lab 5: It's All Connected: Global Circulation Activity

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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

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Serc: Lab 5: It's All Connected: Global Circulation

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An investigation that is part of a series of lab lessons that expose students to Earth Systems through research, data, and visualizations. During this lab, students will focus on the pathways of wind and water to and from their location on Earth. Students will understand how global circulation patterns and ocean currents may affect their region.

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