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Lesson Plan
Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Gulf of Maine Aquarium: Comparing Oceans: Warm Up to the Gulf Stream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features some background information and a satellite image of the Gulf Stream that you can analyze using information also given at the site. There is a link to an activity about the formation of eddies along the Gulf Stream as...
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Website
Texas A&M University

Ocean World: Bringing the Ocean to the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource for students and teachers to see information on icebergs, fisheries, coral reefs, waves, currents and more. Provides teachers with learning activities. Has its own ask-an-expert site (Ask Dr. Bob), and provides real-time...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Wild Winds: Detecting Turbulence Around Structures

For Students 3rd - 8th
Watch out. It's Eddy Vortex, Superhero. He swirls, he tumbles, he churns up air and water. OK, maybe eddies and vortices aren't exactly superheroes, but they are powerful regions of air and water flow that you have to watch out for in...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Flow Characteristics of the Crow River

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students make observations of a local river, and then formulate a question. Then, through guided inquiry, construct, conduct, and collect data on a question they wish to research. Students keep a field journal of their observations,...