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 four-part series on Healthy Oceans calls everyone to action to save the coral reefs.

Concepts

coral reefs, climate change, ocean acidification, carbon emissions, sexual reproduction

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have students list five things they can do  to help save coral reefs
• Discuss in greater detail ocean acidification

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of carbon emissions, coral reefs, and global warming

Pros

• Features students as narrators
• Provides subtitles in five languages for multi-cultural support
• Includes discussion questions

Cons

• None