Highways of the Sea Lab Instructions: For this lab, use the lab report to record your information. You will submit your completed lab report. Introduction—Lost at Sea These events are interesting because of the large amount of items that were lost, and because some of those items were found over time in areas all over the world. May 1990: The freighter Hansa Carrier encountered a severe storm in the Pacific while en route from Korea to the U.S. Twenty-one shipping containers fell overboard, releasing more than 60,000 pairs of Nike shoes. January 1992: A shipping crate containing 28,000 plastic bath toys fell overboard on the way from Hong Kong to the U.S. Rubber ducks, frogs, and turtles were released into the ocean. February 1997: The container ship Tokio Express was hit by large waves, causing 62 containers to be lost overboard on its way to New York. One of them contained 4.8 million Lego pieces. Objective In this investigation, you will map the locations where Nike shoes were lost and found at sea and identify the ocean currents that may have carried them. Hypothesis What effect do currents have on objects in the ocean? Procedures On the map below, locate and mark the locations of shoes provided in the data table. You may print your map and mark it by hand or copy it to a program to edit. Label each data point in chronological order from 1 to 11 on the map, and connect the data points with arrows. World map with latitude and longitude. Longitude begins at 60 E with marks increasing every 15 degrees up to 180 then decreasing by 15 degrees to 105 W. Latitude begins at 75 N and decreases by 15 degrees to the equator at 0 degrees, then increases by 15 degrees until 45 S. Data EventDateLatitudeLongitude 1Nike shoe spillMay 27, 199048°N161°W 2200 shoes foundNovember 199049°N126°W 3100 shoes foundFebruary 199153°N131°W 4200 shoes foundFebruary 199147°N125°W 5250 shoes foundMarch 26, 199159°N139°W 6200 shoes foundMay 18, 199155°N130°W 7150 shoes foundApril 4, 199144°N124°