Grade 8 Water Systems Task

Knowledge and Understanding:

1. a) Where are currents found? 

    b)Explain how/why currents happen.

2. a) Explain the ‘Coriolis Effect’.

    b)What does the Coriolis Effect have to do with currents?

3. How do currents affect our weather patterns? What is theenvironmental importance of this?

4. What is the economic importance of currents in an area?

One world:

Choose one example of how weather patterns are changing

Ø  What is the role of science and technologyin affecting the weather and climate patterns (limitations)?

Ø  Explain how science and technology can helpto fight against the problems of climate change (benefits)

Ø  Explain how this science and technologypositively affects people, societies and the environment.

Ø  Explain how this science and technology negativelyaffects people, societies and the environment.

Ø  Discuss and analyze clearly one of the economic and one of the environmental issues that influence people to use thescience and technology that affects weather and climate patterns.