Resource Details
Resource Type
Activity
Region
Arctic
Completion Time
Less than 1 period
Grade
All Aged
Permission
Download and Share
Author(s)
IPY Programme Office
Materials
Cards
Markers
String
Reference material about polar marine life
Tank filled with water
Food coloring
Salt
Topic
General Earth Science
Life Science
Earth Science
Oceanography
Water Cycle, Weather, and Climate
Polar Science
General Polar Science
Oceanography

The attached Polar Oceans flyer, produced by the International Polar Year (IPY) Programme Office, provides summary information about the Polar Oceans and describes how the circulation in polar waters exerts a powerful control on the Earth's climate and carbon cycle. Activities attached to the flyer demonstrate the interconnectedness of marine life in the oceans and how the Polar Regions affect global ocean circulation.

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