Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Test your knowledge of sea level rise and its effect on global populations.
Test your knowledge of sea level rise and its effect on global populations.
This activity is one of a series in the collection, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change activities.
In this experiment, students make a claim about the cause of ocean currents and then develop a model to explain the role of salinity and density in deep ocean currents. This lesson is modified from "Visit to an Ocean Planet" Caltech and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory.