Lesson 1: Structure of the Hydrosphere

Lesson 1: Wind-Driven Circulation

Storm surge/hurricane footage
World map worksheet
World map with ocean currents worksheet
Laboratory investigation (one per lab station)
drinking straw
clear tray
water

Lesson 2: Ocean Currents

Blank world map

Colored pencils

Internet access

Color monitor

Color printer

Lesson 3: Ekman Spiral

Five books per student team

Clear pan 10cm deep

Density column

corn syrup

syrup

dish detergent

shampoo

colored water

oil

Supplies for mobile

scissors

string

drinking straws

tape

wire coat hanger

Lesson 4: Convergence

Ocean current map

CD-ROM or Internet access

Color monitor

Color printer

Turntable

Filter paper

Sand

Spoon

Lesson 5: Boundary Currents

Red and blue colored pencils

World map with ocean currents worksheet

Laboratory investigation (one per lab station)

drinking straw

clear tray

salt water

fresh water

blue food coloring

2 glass jars with lids

2 thermometers

string

1 hot pad

hot water

cold water

graph paper

Lesson 6: Upwelling

Deep clear pan

Colored salt water

Clear fresh water

Hair dryer

Diagram of upwelling

Map of sea surface temperatures

Graph paper

Lesson 7: None

Lesson 8: Density

Hydrometer

Thermometer

Salt

Beaker

Hot plate

Water bath

Aluminum foil

Small petri dish

Ice

Spoon

Lesson 9: Vertical Distribution

Tubing

Food coloring

Beakers

Salt water

Fresh water

Salt

Stirring rod

Lesson 10: Temperature and Deep Ocean Currents

Color monitor

CD ROM. JPL. (1998). Visit to an Ocean Planet

Map of sea surface temperature

World map

Temperature and Deep Ocean Circulation Investigation

glass dish, approximately 9 x 13 x 3 inches

tap water

hot tap water

two small waterproof zip-lock bags

two clothes pins or small clamps

food coloring (2 different colors)

two eye droppers

rock

ice cubes or chemical cold pack

Lesson 11: Salinity and Deep Ocean Currents

Salinity and Deep Ocean Currents

Two test tubes

One laminated index cards

Table salt

Two colors of food coloring

Stirring rod

Dish pan (for spills)

Towels

Map of wind-driven currents

Map of sea surface temperature

Map of surface salinities

Lesson 12: Density Driven Vertical Ocean Currents

Large clear container

Drinking straw

Salt water: 20ppt, 30ppt, 40 ppt

Food coloring: red, green, and blue

Cork stopper

Stopwatch

World map

Temperature-Salinity Diagram

Lesson 12A: The Global Water Cycle, Latent Heat, and Energy Flow

Hot plate

Beakers and beaker tongs

Thermometers or CBLs and temperature probes

Ice

Safety equipment

Lesson 12B: The Role of Ice in the Hydrosphere

Computer with internet access and spreadsheet capabilities

Lesson 13: The Global Conveyor Belt

One liter beaker

Ring stand, clamp, and wire mesh pad

Bunsen burner

500 mL tap water

Ten colored-paper disks

Diagram of Global Conveyor Belt

Colored pencils

Lesson 14: Climate

2 Buckets (or foil steamer trays or other containers)

2 Thermometers or CBLs with Temperature Probes and Graphing Calculators

Water

Sand

Weather section of a major newspaper or Internet weather site

Clips (to hold thermometer in water bucket)

Lesson 15: Climate is as Weather Does

Computers with Internet Access

Lesson 15A: Investigating Climate Change Through Anomalies

Computers with Internet Access

Printer Access

Directions for Using the Second Scale (part of lesson document)

Lesson 16: Predicting Hurricanes

Computers with Internet Access

Word Processing

Printer Access

Lesson 17: Can El Niño Reduce the Severity of Atlantic Storms?

Computers with Internet Access

Word Processing and Graphing programs

Printer Access