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Summary
If you look at an ocean current map then compare it to a wind circulation map, you will find that the two look extremely similar. This is due to the fact that the two concepts affect each other. Wind, along with salinity, density, and temperature are all attributes that create and influence ocean currents. Wind, in particular, impacts the surface of the water. That will cause the ocean currents to travel in the same direction as the wind causing the two to look especially similar. One difference is that wind travels on both land and bodies of water while currents do not. In the northern hemisphere, currents travel clockwise. In the southern hemisphere, currents travel counter-clockwise.
SP2: Developing and using models
During the course of the previous week, I developed and used models to illustrate the relationship between wind circulation and ocean currents. One model consisted of herbs floating in a container filled with water. Two people in each table used straws to blow towards the water in opposite directions. One blowing from the east, and another from the west. This created circular movements within the water. By watching, developing, and using the model, I was able to visualize and better understand why and how the concept worked.
XCC - Cause and Effect
One cause and effect relationship I was able to identify is present in the stock market. Whenever a business starts doing really well or really bad, the value of the companies shares changes. While the value changes, people begin to sell and buy shares. The stock market is one gigantic example of a huge cause and effect relationship.
Multiplier
This week I believe that I was a mutant learner. This is because I continued to think of questions and find answers through analyzing models, graphs, tables, and maps. I was abe to gain knowledge through the different representations and worksheets I completed as well as saw.
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