thermohaline circulation, also called Global Ocean Conveyor or Great Ocean Conveyor Belt, the component of general oceanic circulation controlled by horizontal differences in temperature and salinity. It continually replaces seawater at depth with water from the surface and slowly replaces surface water elsewhere with water rising from deeper depths. Although this process is relatively slow, tremendous volumes of water are moved, which transport heat, nutrients, solids, and other materials vast distances. Thermohaline circulation also drives warmer surface waters poleward from the subtropics, which moderates the climate of Iceland and other coastal areas of Europe. A brief treatment of thermohaline circulation

Oceanography is an ‘Earth Science’, often more aligned with geography due to its long history with exploration. Somewhat old-fashioned ideas still lie at the heart of oceanography, such as cartography (or map-making), the study of ocean currents, waves, and the chemical property of the sea. Though this may seem daunting, this makes it an ideal topic for young learners as it can be used to introduce children to subjects such as geography, physics, chemistry, geology and history as well as to the

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Welcome to the Harbor + Sprout Oceanography Patchwork Study, the June 2022 release of our original elementary-level homeschool unit study curriculum. This unit study features 4 weeks of lesson plans and materials covering all 9 of our core subjects plus a playful supplemental section of thematic activities. This unit study is meant for use by children ages 3-12.  This unit is delivered via a secure link as a digital download. Shop our corresponding Morning Basket Pack by Rebecca Clarke of Whimsy Printables here! CONTENT: Handbook Daily, weekly, and monthly planning pagesBooklist including stories, poems, and field guides with recommended ages, subject correspondence, and brief summaries for each titleLesson plans for 4 levels of learningFamily read aloud recommendationsCharacter kit- new monthly character illustrated by Stephanie Groves to act as your guide through the unitUnit Recipe Supply List Science Week 1: The OceansWeek 2: Ocean LayersWeek 3: Ocean AnimalsWeek 4: Protect our Oceans! Nature Study Week 1: Seashell CreaturesWeek 2: SeaweedWeek 3: Tidal PoolsWeek 4: Sea Turtles Language Arts Week 1: The Tide Rises, The Tide FallsWeek 2: AdverbsWeek 3: HyperboleWeek 4: Words From the Sea Writing Week 1: PlanWeek 2: ResearchWeek 3: WriteWeek 4: Revise History Week 1: The Atlantic OceanWeek 2: The Pacific OceanWeek 3: The Indian OceanWeek 4: The Arctic and Southern Oceans Geography Week 1: BermudaWeek 2: MapsWeek 3: Marine Life Around BermudaWeek 4: Our Oceans Music Week 1: Communicating with MusicWeek 2: Musical WavesWeek 3: Sounds on the OceanWeek 4: Sounds of the Sea Art Week 1: The BeachWeek 2: The ShallowsWeek 3: The OceanWeek 4: The Deep Sea Math Week 1: Data OrganizationWeek 2: Counting and Skip CountingWeek 3: Seashell BingoWeek 4: Oceanography Coloring Game Supplement Nature Activities Anatomy of a Humpback WhaleAnatomy of an OctopusColor and Decorate the FishColoring PostersFish Pattern MatchLand or Sea Sorting GameOcean 3 Part CardsOcean Creatures FlashcardsOcean Memory GameOcean Number CardsOcean Word Build Wellness & Quiet Time Ocean Tic Tac ToeOcean Word SearchOcean Dot PaintingOcean 3 Part Cards Writing & Language Arts Oceanography VocabularySpelling List and CardsWord SearchesSpelling ShellsWords in WordsOceanography Copy WorkPoetry NarrationWriting Reference Pages Each lesson comes with a lesson plan split into 4 distinct levels of learning to help you use the materials for your child's individual needs. This allows for family-style learning for ages 3-12 and years worth of connection and education!

This fascinating double-sided Oceanography/ Natural History lithograph is from 1998, reproducing the very early engravings taken from nature by Ernst Haeckel himself; originally printed in the Victorian Era in Leipzig, Germany. Nautiluses are the sole living cephalopods whose bony body structure is externalized as a shell. The animal can withdraw completely into its shell and close the opening with a leathery hood formed from two specially folded tentacles. Cut in half, the Nautilus shows a perfect logarithmic spiral. Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1834 –1919 was an eminent German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor, and artist who discovered, described, and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms in biology, including anthropogeny, ecology, phylum, phylogeny, stem cell, and the kingdom Protista. Haeckel promoted and popularized Charles Darwin's work in Germany and developed the controversial recapitulation theory ("ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny") claiming that an individual organism's biological development, or ontogeny, parallels and summarizes its species' evolutionary development, or phylogeny. The published artwork of Haeckel; 'Kunstformen der Natur' includes over 100 detailed, multi-color illustrations of animals and sea creatures. 'Nautilus Shell Formations' is printed on heavy quality satin finish card-paper stock. It measures a generous 9.25" x 12.25" overall with one-inch snowy white borders all around. It's in excellent condition; no tears, folds, creases, or marks... a fabulous print perfect for framing. There's another equally fascinating full-color illustration of 'Sea Slugs' (or 'Sea Hags' as they are often called) on the reverse side. You may have a bit of trouble deciding which of these lovely prints to frame first. I'll leave that choice up to you. Matted, framed, and displayed as a gallery grouping, these wonderful natural history prints are simply spectacular. (Please note that the framed examples in the last photo are just to show how this might look when it's framed. Your print will come unframed.) Surrender Dorothy offers a non-stop jaw-dropping cornucopia of frame-worthy antique and vintage prints, drawings, posters, sketches, ads, plans, lithos, engravings, maps, charts, and illustrations of all kinds to adorn every room in your happy home. Terrific finds to gussy up your workplace too. Our entire inventory moves in and out of here very quickly and fresh selections are added each day. Please be sure to bookmark our shop and check back to visit us often so you don't miss our latest discoveries. I'll send this to you First Class Mail by way of those nice folks at the USPS packed flat and protected in a rigid mailer. =============================================== Many other works by Haeckel may be seen here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=haeckel =============================================== View our Vintage Natural History Department here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=natural+history ============================================== Our Sea Creatures may all be viewed here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=ocean ============================================= More Shells are here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=shell ******************************************************** Please View Our Shop Policies Here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SurrenderDorothy/policy?ref=shopinfo_policies_leftnav P44