Virginia Standards for Ocean Impacts of an El Nino Event

This resource supports earth science standards for grades 9-12. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning ES.2a: The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic by analyzing how science explains and predicts the interactions and dynamics of complex Earth systems. ES.11c: The student will investigate and understand that oceans are complex, interactive physical, chemical, and biological systems and are subject to long- and short-term variations. Key concepts include systems interactions (density differences, energy transfer, weather, and climate).