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Argo floats

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This minute video segment from Catalyst decade ago describes the Australian initiative, Argo, that has become a major international collaborative project to look at the world's oceans and help understand processes at depth - monitoring the pulse of the global heat balance and giving us vital information on the ocean's role in climate. Today there are over 3000 Argo Floats deployed around the world. This is an excellent example of how new technologies can change scientific understanding and help us understand the ocean and climate change.

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This excellent resource addresses the Australian Curriculum cross curriculum priority, Sustainability for year 9 and 10 science students. It explains how technology is used to gather evidence of ocean conditions and so better predict some of the impacts of climate change.

Year level

9; 10; 11; 12

Topics Decision making Atmosphere Values (Psychology) Carbon cycle Ecosystems Photosynthesis Climate change Reasoning Symbiosis Continental shelf Innovation Salinity Oceans Food webs Environmental impact Evaluation Test validity Discovery (Observations) Paradigms Peer review Cellular respiration

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Science

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Author

Name: ABC - Catalyst
Organization: ABC - Catalyst
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Contributor

Name: ABC - Catalyst
Organization: ABC - Catalyst
Description: author

Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
Description: Data contributor

Name: Education Services Australia
Organization: Education Services Australia
Description: Data manager
Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/

Publisher

Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Description: Publisher

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Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
Address: AUSTRALIA
URL: www.esa.edu.au

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