Dr. Scott Glenn introduces students to the Remote Sensing Lab and his current studies on the Gulf Stream. He briefly explains the historical significance of the Gulf Stream and why he is interested in studying it today. Dr. Glenn instructs students to write a letter in their journals to Ben Franklin about his concerns regarding the Gulf Stream. He also explains why the U.S. Navy is interested in the Gulf Stream. He instructs them to write another journal entry that hypothesizes on how and why the Navy uses the remote sensing information.
Students create an image of the Gulf Stream using the temperature color scale.
This lesson starts by orienting students geographically to the region. Dr. Glenn instructs the students in how to identify these rings and graph them on a sheet of paper. The lesson concludes with students checking their answers on the map. Students can click on any area of the three maps and receive confirmation of their answer.