Open Ocean Lesson Plan And Activity Page 7

Partnerships for Reform through Investigative Science and Math

Station 2: Temperature Currents

1. Use colored markers or crayons on the illustration below to mark your prediction about the

movement of the colored, cold water in the bottles, and where it will end up. Label which bottle

has the cold water and which bottle has the hot water at the start of the exploration.

This is where the colored,

cold water starts in the bottles.

This is where I predict the

colored, cold water will end up.

2. Now color in what actually happened

This is where the colored,

cold water started in the bottles.

This is where the colored, cold water

ended up in the bottles.

3. Briefly describe your results. Include at least two things you observed.

4. How did your prediction compare with your results? Were you surprised by the results? Why

or why not? Be Specific.

5. Based on your observations, describe what happens when waters of different salinities meet.

Lesson 1: The Open Ocean

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