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Students define and describe internal waves and explain their influence on coastal upwelling. They analyze and discuss the effect of high nutrient concentrations caused by upwelling on the overall condition of Florida coral reefs. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students consider the effects of acid pollution on coral reefs. They brainstorm previous knowledge about coral reefs, examine a piece of coral and observe its reaction to acid and list ways we can prevent pollution from reaching the reefs. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore coral communities. They explore a coral polyp and build a coral head. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore how coral polyps increase the chances of egg and sperm meeting after being released into the vast ocean waters. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students view live action on the Bermuda Coral Reef, then organize and explore what they are observing. They write a few sentences explaining the role of biodiversity in a coral reef ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students define the words coral and coral reef, and identify the Great Barrier Reef on a map or a globe. They observe crystal formations that develop in a way similar to the way coral polyps create their calcium carbonate cups. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the basic morphology of Lophelia corals and polyps to determine the significance of these organisms. They detail the reasons that biological communities are focusing on the Lophelia corals as major conservation efforts. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain five ways that coral reefs benefit humans and identify three threats to the reefs. They investigate the phenomenon of "coral bleaching" while examining ways to reduce threats to coral reefs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the similarities and differences between shallow ans deep water corals. In small groups, students research the boiology and ecology of corals and compare their data on both groups to determine similarities and differences. Their findings are presented to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students (teachers) use these set of lesson plans on corals. Each lesson intergrates information presented in the corals tutorial with data offerings from the corals roadmap to resources. These lesson plans focus on the biology of coral reefs and the roles they play in aquatic ecosystems, the benefits of coral reefs to humans, the major threats to coral reefs today, and how satellites are used to monitor and maintain the health of these fragile ecosystems. Full Review »