studies ocean and wind currents

a current that has a large patch of garbage

a current that carried spilled bathtub toys around the Pacific Ocean

words or drawings used to explain an object, system, or process

Order the steps (1,2,3,4) below to show how a scientist or engineer might develop and use a model:

We construct __________ to explain what things look like and how they work, based on the ___________ we gather.

When we get new information, we __________ our models to include the new knowledge.

Models always represent our best ________ of how things work.

Models can _______ change.

Models, once described, stay the same over time. They cannot change.

Models are used to communicate information.