An Investigation of Ocean Currents
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| The Gulf Stream
Voyage is an online multidisciplinary project which utilizes
both real time data and primary source materials to help guide students
to discover the science and history of the Gulf Stream. Students
will investigate the driving forces behind this great ocean current, how
it affects the Atlantic Ocean and some of mankind's experiences dealing
with it. This voyage includes activities for marine
science, earth science, chemistry,
physics,
biology,
math,
history
and language arts. All
may be easily used in today's technology enhanced classroom.
This project has been developed to be used as a complete tutorial on the Gulf Stream. However, the activities are presented in a manner so that each may be used individually to supplement traditional classroom lessons. Most importantly, this project taps into some of the exciting new applications of the Internet in education by having students access real time ocean data, atmospheric data and historical primary source materials. Students will utilize these fantastic resources, all in the context of an authentic real world problem. |
| This project is developed and managed by the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) which is located at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. You can learn more about this project and many other CIESE sponsored Internet-based educational activities by visiting http://www.k12science.org. |