The Southern Ocean and global climate

Activities

1. Thermal expansion of water

Other activities

Exploring oceans (Australian Science Teachers Association, 1998)
Sea water versus fresh water (pages 20-23)
How and why does the sea move? (pages 30-33)

Australian Science Teachers Journal
Climate change: An activity – use foraminifera data to discover the relationship between water temperature and sea level change (Vol. 41, no. 4, 1995, pages 74-79)

Discovery Channel School
Understanding: Oceans

Australian Antarctic Division
Deep freeze – provides nine activities that explore the global force of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (eg, 'Ice cycle' and 'Ice melt').

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Page updated February 2006.