Float Away… How do we study the ocean?
Using comic strips to communicate how floats are used to study the ocean.
In all stages of science communication, from childhood interest, to secondary education, to professionals and research, illustrators step in to translate the information into materials that fit the needs of individuals at every level of understanding.
This lesson is intended as an introduction to the use of floats in the ocean. Students will create a comic strip based on how we can measure the ocean with a float.
Authors: Joanna Chierici; EARTH 2022
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