In this activity, students look at what happens when hot and cold water meet.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
- discuss how temperature affects the density of water
- discuss how temperature and density affect ocean currents
- discuss how wind can mix up the layers of warm and cold water.
Download the Word file for:
- introduction/background notes
- what you need
- what to do
- student handout
- extension idea.
