Students will visit the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural History website with Ole following link.
Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural History website
Students will complete the following webquest to learn more how the Gulf of Mexico and the
its loop current affects the biosphere. And how the biosphere affects the ocean.
1) Deep currents amout to
of the ocean's volume.
2) Oil spills can be spread easier through
3) What 8 conditions affect how oil is spread?
and
4) What are dispersants?
5) How did the spill affect the surrounding ecosystem? Include your own summary.
6) What is the Gulf of Mexico research initiative? Include your own summary: