Title: Upwellings

EALR Science

1. The student understands and uses scientific concepts and principles

To meet this standard the student will

1.4 recognize the components structure and organization of systems and the interconnections within and among them.

1.5 understands the interaction within and among systems cause change in energy and matter.

5. The student understands how scientific knowledge and skills are connected to other subject areas and real life situations.

5.1 to examine the relationship between science and history.

5.2 to examine the relationship between science, society and the workplace.

Activity

Essential Question: How do the upwelling off the Pacific Northwest and the Chilean coast cause large diversity of plants and animal life?

To answer this question, you will have to explain what causes upwellings , what parts of the Pacific Ocean are affected, how are principles of heat transfer related as well as the spin of the earth. You will answer how the economy, the cities and diet of those people are influenced by upwelling

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