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Title: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Ocean Currents Homepage
Url: https://fermi.jhuapl.edu/student/currents/index.html
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University. Applied Physics Laboratory
Description: Users may learn about ocean currents and the role the oceans play in storing heat and influencing global climate. A special introductory section for teachers provides background information and links to classroom activities using the constructivist approach that demonstrate the mechanisms that drive the Gulf Stream, the Mediterranean Outflow, and the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt. For students, an interactive map provides links to descriptions of these ocean current systems with maps and descriptions of the mechanisms that drive the currents. Links to more detailed information are embedded in the text.
LC Classification: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Dynamics of the ocean -- Currents
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Dynamics of the ocean -- Currents -- By individual current -- Gulf Stream
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Dynamics of the ocean -- Currents -- By ocean -- Atlantic Ocean -- By sea or other body of water -- Mediterranean Sea
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Study and teaching
GEM Subject: Science
Science -- Oceanography
Science -- Earth science
Science -- Physical sciences
Resource Type: Audio/Visual -- Graph
Audio/Visual -- Image/Image Set
Instructional Material -- Experiment/Lab Activity
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Learner
Education Level: High School
Language: English
Access Rights: Free access
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