Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Density Differences
Young scholars investigate differences in ocean water density, and record density data from salt, ice, and hot water samples in their notebooks. Students then simulate ocean water temperature levels in a simulation.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Ocean Water: Density
In this lesson plan students will learn about the stratification of the ocean by using a simulation to show the different densities. The simulation explores how temperature, salinity, and wind affect the development of water stratification.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Building Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (Ro Vs)
Educators with an interest in hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines will receive introductory instructions on how to design, engineer and build a fully functional underwater ROV.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Density of Earth Materials
Students compare the densities of six different rocks/minerals collected from different environments, and then predict which rocks have the highest and lowest densities. Then they construct and test their hypothesis by calculating the...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Impacts of El Nino and La Nina
Students explore NOAA and the Climate Data Center to gather data about El Nino. Then they interpret a series of maps to describe the key changes in climate conditions during El Nino and La Nina.