Article: The Gulf Stream and Density of Fluids.

Byline: Erich Landstrom

A few kilometers from the shores of Palm Beach County, Florida, the Gulf Stream current-a remarkable "river" within an ocean-makes its closest approach to land. The current's journey across the Atlantic Ocean connects southeast Florida and southwest Great Britain as it streams steadily north at speeds of 97 km a day; moving 100 times as much water as all the rivers on Earth (Perlman 2005). To help my ninth-grade Integrated Science students understand why and how the Gulf Stream flows, I use the 5E constructivist instructional model-Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate (Bybee 1997)-to analyze a single problem: Why wasn't the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!