Semester 2

Semester 2Week 1

Daily Slides

Hello Oceanographers!• Please take out:

• Pen/Pencil• Today we will

• Warm Up• Stations• Exit Activity

• Warm Up: The most abundant dissolved elements in ocean water are sodium (Na) and

• Boron (B)• Hydrogen (H)• Chlorine (Cl)• Nitrogen (N)

CHAMPS: StationsC

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Ask Partner, Raise hand

By the end of this 30 minute activity you will have completed each of the stations.

Sit, stand at stations, walk to next stationReading, discussing questions, writing answers to questions

Reading StationRead pages 230-236 in your textbook.Answer questions 1-3 on page 263.

Vocabulary StationFor the following words, write the textbook

definition, a definition in your own words, and draw a picture or diagram:Surface CurrentsDeep CurrentsEquatorial CurrentsWestern Boundary CurrentsEastern Boundary CurrentsGyre

Web Quest StationGo to the NOAA site at: http://

oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents/welcome.html  

Answer the following questions: What is an ocean current?What are the three main factors driving ocean currents?How are tidal currents different from other types of currents?

Hello Oceanographers!• Please take out:

• Pen/Pencil• Today we will

• Change Seats• Warm Up• Video• Reading• Vocabulary• Exit Activity

Warm Up: The amount of dissolved salts in ocean water is called itsa. density.b. plankton.c. nekton.d. salinity.

VideoBill Nye – CurrentsCoriolis Effect

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By the end of this 30 minute activity you will have completed your reading and vocabulary.

Sit, Obtain Book

Reading, discussing questions with partner, writing answers to questions.

Reading & VocabularyRead pages 237-241 in your textbook.Answer question 8 on page 263.For the following words, write the textbook

definition,a definition in your own words, and draw a picture or diagram:Geostrophic CurrentUpwellingDownwelling

Hello Oceanographers!• Please take out:

• Pen/Pencil• Today we will

• Warm Up• Video• Reading• Vocabulary• Exit Activity

• Exit Ticket: Name the forces that are responsible for creating horizontal and deep vertical circulation in the oceans.

Hello Oceanographers!• Please take out:

• Pen/Pencil• Today we will

• Warm Up• Video Station• Reading Station• Vocabulary Station• Investigation Station• Exit Activity

• Warm Up: Name the forces that are responsible for creating horizontal and deep vertical circulation in the oceans.

Check PointBy the end of today you need to have at least

54 points to be above the line.

CHAMPS: StationsC

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By the end of this 30 minute activity you will have completed each of the stations.

Sit, stand at stations, walk to next stationReading, discussing questions, writing answers to questions

Reading StationRead pages 242-247 in your textbook.Answer questions 10-11 on page 263.

Vocabulary StationFor the following words, write the textbook

definition, a definition in your own words, and draw a picture or diagram:Antarctic ConvergenceNorth Atlantic GyreSouth Atlantic GyreSargasso Sea

Video StationWatch Video & Answer Questionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=PrO7ejaVdzs

Investigation StationLabel the latitude lines in 20° increments starting at

the equator (0°).Using the data, plot the latitude and longitude

Label each data point 1-10 for each location where shoes were recovered.

Number each location point, in chronological order. Draw small, neat arrows between thepoints.

Hello Oceanographers!• Please take out:

• Pen/Pencil• Today we will

• Warm Up• Stations• Exit Activity

• Warm Up: Describe the different ways in whichcurrents are measured. (Hint – see question #2 from Tuesday’s stations).

Check PointBy the end of today you need to have at least

84 points to be above the line.Today there are three stations. Each station

is worth 25 points.When you complete the three stations for

today, you may work on stations from earlier this week.

CHAMPS: StationsC

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By the end of this 30 minute activity you will have completed each of the stations.

Sit, stand at stations, walk to next stationReading, discussing questions, writing answers to questions

Reading StationRead pages 248-256 in your textbook.Answer questions 12-14 on page 263.

Vocabulary StationFor the following words, write the textbook

definition, a definition in your own words, and draw a picture or diagram:Pacific Warm PoolEl NiñoLa Niña

Investigation Station1) Color the warm water currents RED and

cold water currents BLUE.2) Color a GREEN line showing the equator.3) Label the California current with the

letter C and Gulf stream current with the letter G.

Web Quest StationGo to the NOAA site at: http://

oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents/welcome.html  

Answer the following questions: What is an ocean current?What are the three main factors driving ocean currents?How are tidal currents different from other types of currents?