Lets get started and get your feet wet!
Created by:
Chris Carter, Saddleback
Unified School District
Lets get started and get your feet wet!
Click on the Link Below and choose a Surf Cam Surf Cams
around the world.
Surf Cams World
Map
Click on the Link below to see a live video stream.
Live Web Cam video
feed from Huntington Beach Pier, California, USA
Live Web Cam video
feed from Seal Beach, California, USA
What causes waves?
Waves are created by wind tides and the Earth's rotational motion.
Click here for a thorough explanation of The
Birth of a Wave
or click here
for another explanation
How are ocean waves described?
The
Answer is
Tides and the Moon
What
phase of the moon are we in?
Tides are different than waves although tides can affect wave height.
This site teaches you all about tides and what causes them. Click here
for a lesson on tides
When is the next lunar eclipse?
What causes Tides?
In your own words prepare an explanation. You will present to
other students.
Try these
resources
or use search engines to help you find the information you need.
When are the High and Low Tides
for Los Angeles, California Today?
Click
here for the La Jolla, California
Find the High and Low tides times for the next
two days for La Jolla, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
Follow the Tides link on the left and select
the locations using the drop down menu!
Using the tide chart options copy data for the three cities. Tide values
are in feet. Create a chart for the data adding a column for meters. Make
sure you do two days, high and low tides for both. Fill in the meters by
using the Java Calculator. Graph your chart using different colors for
the three cities. Include a key. Time is the x axis and meters are the
y axis.
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