Learners research how coral reefs form, where they are located, and what plant and animal species find shelter in reefs, build and display diorama to represent coral and animals that live in coral reef, and participate in discussion...

High schoolers access data to characterize coral reefs. In this scientific research instructional activity, students access data and explain the need for such data when monitoring coral reefs. They will identify and explain three major...

Learners create model coral reefs showing surface area and including examples of communities.  For this coral reef lesson, students research and explore the functions or benefits from a coral reef.  Learners design a benthic...

Students research an inhabitant of a Caribbean coral reef using a list of common organisms that live on or near it. Students then write a description of their organism and draw a picture or a 3-D model of it. Eventually they all work...

Students create a poster about coral reefs. In this oceanography instructional activity, students teach the class about a given aspect of the coral reefs.  Students create posters with images and facts about this habitat. 

Pupils study life forms in coral reefs. In this ocean life lesson, students study life in coral reefs as they create a coral reef sculpture.

Students create an edible coral reef out of food and candy. In this Science lesson, students explore what a coral reef is and the coral reef's importance to the ecosystem.  Additionally, students discover the different parts of a...

Students recognize that staghorn coral helps reef growth in the Caribbean.  In this Coral Reef instructional activity, students design a habitat model using various art materials to explain how staghorn coral helps the reef grow....

Students research coral polyps. In this coral polyps lesson plan, students discover the anatomy of a coral polyp and how they feed. Students create an edible coral polyp model.

Young scholars research coral reefs as dynamic ecosystems and the part that each organism plays within that ecosystem. They create a mural of a coral reef.

Students learn about and make models of coral reefs. For this reef ecosystem lesson, the class locates a number of coral reefs on a map. They learn how a coral reef is a balanced ecosystem that depends upon all of it's plant and animal...

Middle schoolers familiarize themselves with the interconnectedness of species within an ecosystem, and to use this knowledge to evaluate how the removal or decimation of one species can have far reaching effects.

First graders research ocean animals and plants on the web.  In this ocean habitat lesson, 1st graders prepare a multimedia presentation.  Students will work on their presentations in pairs and every group should have its own...

Students write down the names of common turtles and observe pictures of various types. In this sea turtles lesson, students review names and features of these animals, label and draw a picture. Students research habitat, migration,...

Second graders investigate rain forests by reading a habitat checklist.  In this environment lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Great Kapok Tree, and discuss what characteristics make up a rain forest.  Students explore a...