Perpetual Ocean

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
ocean circulation ocean ocean currents gyres eddies gulf stream western boundary current ECCO2 surface currents Agulhas Current Kuroshio Current Pacific Equatorial Currents equatorial currents Antarctic Circumpolar Current ACC WGBH
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Perpetual Ocean

Observe ocean surface flows around the world with this visualization from NASA. Use this resource to provide opportunities for students to observe patterns and make a claim, using data and relationships highlighted in the video, to explain the presence of a major western boundary current.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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