# How do ocean currents work?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Jennifer Verduin
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_verduin_how_do_ocean_currents_work)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1992, a cargo ship carrying bath toys got caught in a storm. Shipping containers washed overboard, and the waves swept 28,000 rubber ducks and other toys into the North Pacific. But they didn't stick together -- the ducks have since washed up all over the world. How did this happen? Jennifer Verduin dives into the science of ocean currents. \[Directed by Cabong Studios, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Matheus Wittmann\].

## Lectures

1. [How do ocean currents work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jennifer_verduin_how_do_ocean_currents_work/c6bc67a8cafd), 5 min (TED's player)