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Instructional Video6:05
California Academy of Science

Coral Reefs and Climate Change

For Students 6th - 10th
Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, yet more than 25 percent of marine life lives in coral reefs. A colorful, engaging video describes the health of coral reefs and why the formations matter. The first lesson in a...
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Instructional Video3:37
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Coral Bleaching

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is coral bleaching? Tackle a trendy topic with a narrated animation. Through a combination of video and illustration, the narrator introduces viewers to a coral reef, then goes inside a coral polyp to show its symbiotic relationship...
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Instructional Video5:14
Be Smart

Can Coral Reefs Survive Climate Change?

For Students 6th - 12th
Quick ... name an organism that's an animal, a vegetable, and a mineral. PBS Digital Studios models for viewers the symbiotic relationship between coral reefs zooxanthellae. The video then goes on to explain how climate change has...
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Instructional Video3:15
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TED-Ed

Conserving our Spectacular, Vulnerable Coral Reefs

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
A three-minute clip covers a new strategy for protecting the coral reefs of Fiji while still allowing fishermen to harvest the fish that people survive on. Connectivity is the name of the game. This colorfully animated resource is a...
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Instructional Video4:00
TED-Ed

The Secret Lives of Baby Fish

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
Dive into an exploration of the life cycles of coral reef fish with this short instructional video. Starting off as larvae floating in the oceans' currents, these little fish can travel thousands of miles, avoiding numerous hazards as...
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Instructional Video1:54
Little Baby Bum

Numbers Song: Counting Fish

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Ten eye-catching fish swim around a captivating coral reef in a music video designed to reinforce counting by one. 
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Instructional Video0:14
American Museum of Natural History

Meet the Ologist: Mark Siddall

For Students 6th - 12th
Fun fact: poisons in nature can benefit humans if they are used correctly. A video interview of a zoologist introduces the concept of poisons. The remote learning resource defines poison and provides examples in nature as well as how...
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Instructional Video0:10
Curated OER

Symbiotic Relationships

For Teachers 4th - 8th
It's not always tooth and nail in the wild; sometimes animals benefit from each other's presence. Watch a few unique partnerships natural to different environments. Particularly interesting is watching the Goby Fish and the shrimp keep...
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Instructional Video
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Deep Sea Corals

For Students 9th - 10th
This video explores deep sea corals. Explaining the contrast between deep sea corals and their shallow counterparts and the practical benefits of researching these corals. Two interactive lessons on deep sea corals are also linked to...