Ocean Currents
Learn more about currents: how they are formed and how they impact life in the ocean
© Foras na mara Institute
Individual or group activity
Duration: 10 min video
Type of activity: documentary, experiments
Language: English
Materials required: additional materials for the modelization shown in the videos
The five oceans are connected in one big global ocean. It is crucial for a lot of things: oxygen, food, biodiversity, energy, transport, etc.
Find out through a model ocean how the thermohaline circulation works, using colored water at different temperatures.