Topic: Properties of the Ocean

Theme: Interactions

Objectives:

The student is expected to:

• describe some cycles, structures, and processes that are found in a simple system (*5.5-A)
  
• describe some interactions that occur in a simple system (*5.5-B),
  
• identify and describe a system that results from the combination of two or more systems(*6.5-A),
  
• describe how the properties of a system are different from the properties of its parts (*6.5-B),
  
• describe components of the atmosphere, including oxygen, nitrogen, and water vapor and,
  
• identify the role of atmospheric movement in weather change (*6.14-C).
  
• analyze effects of regional erosional deposition and weathering (*7.14-B),
  
• describe interactions among solar, weather, and ocean systems (*8.10-B),
  
• relate the role of oceans to climatic changes (*8.12-B).
  

* Refers to the Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills for science.