Cornell Notes Template s4

Score _____ Name ______Date ______Period _____ Page ______Cornell Notes

NOAA OCEAN Currents http://www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/lesson08.html Directions: Go to the NOAA lesson on ocean currents. Fill in the cornell notes based on the questions to the left. Summarize your learning from the lesson tab. Answer the higher order thinking (H.O.T.) question at the end.

Reduce & then Recite Record for Review - Create questions which elicit - Write headings and key words in colored pencil critical thinking, not 1 word answers - Take sufficient notes with selective (not too much verbiage) & accurate - Write questions directly across paraphrasing from the answers in your notes - Skip a line between ideas and topics - Leave a space or draw a pencil - Use bulleted lists and abbreviations line separating questions - Correctly sequence information - Include diagrams or tables if needed for clarification or length

What are currents?

Are all currents the same? What Is different between them?

What causes currents?

What are the main forces that Cause surface currents?

Describe each of the forces or Constraintsthat that cause surface currents in detail. Name ______Date ______Period _____ Page ______

What is the coriolis effect and Why does it happen?

What global winds are most Important in the northern Atlantic surface water movement

Describe the temperature of the Water as it moves in the Atlantic gyre.

Describe two other smaller Currents mentioned and what Effect they have

What are the long lived currents? Name ______Date ______Period _____ Page ______

Describe short lived currents

How are deep currents different Than surface currents?

What is the “global conveyor belt”

What force drives deep water Currents?currents

Reflect & Recapitulate In your own words and in complete sentences, write a 3 – 4 sentence summary paragraph. Your summary should cover the main concepts of the notes, be accurate, and have adequate details. Name ______Date ______Period _____ Page ______

H.O.T. Question –

It is said that you cannot hope to understand climate and weather without understanding ocean circulation. Having learned about currents, explain why you think this statement is true.