{"id":9030,"date":"2024-11-19T19:09:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/?post_type=lesson&#038;p=9030"},"modified":"2025-01-07T21:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:12:05","slug":"ocean-currents","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/lesson\/ocean-currents\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Currents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-caeeb75f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"class-box class-image\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"\" title=\"Journey around the World\" href=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/journeys\/journey-around-the-world\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"class-logo medium\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Journey_around_the_World-Weather-Tall.png\" alt=\"Journey around the World\" title=\"Journey around the World\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!--<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"class-title\">Ocean Currents<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>-->\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Key Information<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h3 class=\"class-title\">Ocean Currents<\/h3>\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Type<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Continuous, directed movement of seawater<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Area<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Worldwide<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Season<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>All year round<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Effects<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Creates our weather and climate, helps move water around the Earth<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Learning Point<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>Ocean currents are like <strong>massive rivers flowing through the sea<\/strong>, driven by forces like <strong>wind<\/strong>, <strong>water density<\/strong> differences, and the <strong>Earth&#8217;s rotation<\/strong>. These currents play a <strong>crucial role in shaping our planet&#8217;s climate<\/strong> by <strong>transporting warm water<\/strong> from the <strong>equator <\/strong>towards the <strong>poles <\/strong>and <strong>cold water<\/strong> back towards the <strong>equator<\/strong>. This global heat redistribution <strong>influences weather patterns and coastal climates<\/strong>, affecting everything from <strong>regional temperatures<\/strong> to <strong>rainfall<\/strong>. Additionally, ocean currents are <strong>vital for marine life<\/strong>, providing <strong>essential nutrients<\/strong> and <strong>oxygen <\/strong>that support diverse ecosystems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Project<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>Draw a picture of your favourite beach, or a famous one, and include a sign about &#8220;Dangerous Currents&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tabs gutena-tabs-block gutena-tabs-block-77de37-56 class-container class-tab\"><ul class=\"gutena-tabs-tab tab-flex\"><li class=\"gutena-tab-title active\" data-tab=\"1\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"2\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Water Salinity<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"gutena-tabs-content is-layout-flow wp-block-gutena-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-543fc0-6f active class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_1943-1024x519.png\" alt=\"Ocean Currents in 1943\" class=\"wp-image-9379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_1943-1024x519.png 1024w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_1943-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_1943-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_1943-1536x778.png 1536w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_1943.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By US army &#8211; Edited version of <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ocean_currents_1943_(borderless).png\" title=\"File:Ocean currents 1943 (borderless).png\">File:Ocean currents 1943 (borderless).png<\/a>, Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=4283103\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents.webm\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ocean_flows_at_surface_and_2000_meters_below_sea_level.webm\">NASA&#039;s Scientific Visualization Studio<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-05a1ad-fd inactive class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-caeeb75f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Water_Salinity-730x1024.png\" alt=\"Water Salinity\" class=\"wp-image-9377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Water_Salinity-730x1024.png 730w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Water_Salinity-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Water_Salinity-768x1077.png 768w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Water_Salinity.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Psummerlin\" title=\"User:Psummerlin\">Peter Summerlin<\/a> &#8211; <span class=\"int-own-work\" lang=\"en\">Own work<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\" title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=13274737\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"640\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 640;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sea-Water-Salinity-Changes.webm\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Aquarius_flat_2048x1024.ogv\">The mission is a collaboration between NASA and the Space Agency of Argentina<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Location<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9030 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_Locations.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Locations of Ocean Currents\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_Locations.png 1000w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_Locations-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ocean_Currents_Locations-768x401.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9375'>\n\t\t\t\tBy Dr. Michael Pidwirny (see <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.physicalgeography.net\">http:\/\/www.physicalgeography.net<\/a>) &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/blue.utb.edu\/paullgj\/geog3333\/lectures\/physgeog.html\">http:\/\/blue.utb.edu\/paullgj\/geog3333\/lectures\/physgeog.html<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/skyblue.utb.edu\/paullgj\/geog3333\/lectures\/oceancurrents-1.gif\">original image<\/a>, Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=37108971\">Link<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Located in<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Worldwide in the Oceans and Seas<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Fun Facts<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>There are <strong>two main types of ocean currents<\/strong>: <strong>surface currents<\/strong> and <strong>deep currents<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surface currents<\/strong> are driven by <strong>wind<\/strong>, while <strong>deep currents<\/strong> are driven by differences in <strong>water density<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Ocean currents play a big role in <strong>regulating Earth&#8217;s climate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They help to <strong>transport nutrients<\/strong> and <strong>oxygen<\/strong> <strong>around the ocean<\/strong>, which helps to support a diverse range of marine organisms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-caeeb75f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Past Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"icon\">142<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">December 30, 2024<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>(North America)<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Past Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Upcoming Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Upcoming Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-9030","lesson","type-lesson","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/9030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lesson"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}