1. Catalyst (5 minutes) Use your homework from last night:
Describe the waters of a deep current.
What two continents does the Gulf Stream warm?
What is the main cause of surface currents?

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3. Deep Currents
Streamlike movements of ocean water far below the surface.

4. Understanding the causes of currents: Working with a Partner
Using the chapter section we just read about, answer the following questions on your Cornell Notes with a partner
List the three factors that cause surface currents.
List the three factors that cause deep currents.
How are surface currents and deep currents different?

5. 3 factors that cause Surface Currents
(1) Global winds
(2) The Coriolis Effect
(3) Continental deflections
These three factors keep surface currents flowing in distinct patterns around the Earth.

6. 3 factors that cause Deep Currents
(1) Decreasing temperatures
(2) Increasing salinity through freezing
(3) Increasing salinity through evaporation.

7. Brain Pop Video: Ocean Currents
Think about the following questions. Then during the discussion of the video, write down your answers!
What is the main force that drives surface currents?
What causes the Coriolis Effect?
The Gulf Stream delivers warm water to what region?
What happens to the warm water carried by the Gulf Stream?
What happens to warm ocean water when its loses heat energy?
What is the system of deep and shallow currents that circles the earth called?
How does it take ocean water to travel completely around the Earth?

8. The effect of the Coriolis effect
In what direction do currents move in the Northern Hemisphere? In the Southern Hemisphere?

9. Making your own map of Surface Currents
Using the colored map of surface currents, highlight your own map to show the warm and cold currents of the world!
Take a blue and red marker or colored pencil, and highlight the arrows:
Red: Warm Currents
Blue: Cold Currents

10. What best describes the movement of water in the Gulf Stream?

11. Finding Nemo What current are all of the sea animals traveling in?
Describe the current you see in the movie – what is it like?
Find the current on your map from yesterday!

12. Homework tonight Homework worksheet: Exploring Our World’s Currents
Make a list of all the world’s currents
Northern Hemisphere: Warm Currents
Northern Hemisphere: Cold Currents
Southern Hemisphere: Warm Currents
Southern Hemisphere: Cold Currents
Then, using the names of the currents and your knowledge of them, plan a trip around the world!