Ocean Influences Climate: Modeling to Understand the Interdependence of Earth's Systems

Autor/in	Christie-Blick, Kottie
Titel	Ocean Influences Climate: Modeling to Understand the Interdependence of Earth's Systems
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 59 (2022) 4, S.38-43 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Oceanography; Climate; Learning Activities; Change; Earth Science; Standards; Science Instruction; Engineering; Models; Teaching Methods; Concept Formation; Scientific Concepts; Pollution; Environmental Education; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ozeanografie; Klima; Lernaktivität; Wandel; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Standard; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Maschinenbau; Analogiemodell; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Schadstoffbelastung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik
Abstract	In this article, the author describes an activity using physical models -- each a clear plastic box enclosing a miniature coastal town, complete with real water in the "ocean." This activity shows students a natural cause-and-effect relationship that is scientifically simple, yet even many adults don't grasp the worldwide implications: When one system changes, it causes a change in other Earth systems. When the temperature of Earth's ocean changes, it alters the water cycle in predictable, yet underappreciated ways. The author has taught this investigation when addressing the "Next Generation Science Standard" Earth's Systems. It demonstrates one way the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere impact each other. As students discover the ocean influences climate, they use the good science and engineering practice of using models to explore and explain. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01