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Lesson 3

File Name	lesson.3.pdf
Data Type	presentation
Computer Program	NSF GK12
File Size	1.33 MB - 1 file
Expert Level	High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor	David B Clark
Source	David Clark, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Resource Matrix	Ocean Currents

Description
Lesson 3

This lesson discusses the Pacific Garbage Patch, it's size, location, and what is in it. This leads to a discussion of ocean surface currents how trash is concentrated in a specific part of the ocean. Students are introduced to the basics of wind driven circulation with the Coriolis effect.