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Show how surface currents form gyres and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!
Surface currents in our oceans are created by the wind blowing across the sea. This drags the top layer of water into a current such as the Gulf Stream.
When these currents meet, they can form massive rotating water systems called gyres. Gyres capture and transport plastic waste and form huge expanses of waste in the sea, such as in the Pacific Ocean. These waste patches create huge environmental challenge.
Currents don't simply move in the same direction as the wind, but at an angle due to a movement called Ekman Transport, which is explained in this model.
Show your class how surface currents and gyres form, why the Great Pacific Garbage Patch appeared, and why Ekman Transport happens!
First, your students build their models and then they utilize it to look at the surface currents of the world.
Takes about 30 minutes to build the model!
Origami Organelles are downloadable paper models that you print and make as many times as you like! When you purchase a model, you are licensed for unlimited use on a single site or campus.
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