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Coral Reef Teacher’s Guide What and Where are the Coral Reefs?

Introductory Lesson

Objective: Students read about and review some
basic background information about What and
Where are the Coral Reefs?
Interdisciplinary Index: Science, Language Arts
Vocabulary: coral reefs, Great Barrier Reef, polyp, nema-
tocysts, herbivore, carnivore, spawning, planula, bud-
ding, octocorals, soft coral, hard coral, external skel-
eton, symbiotic relationship, zooxanthellae, fringing reef,
barrier reef, atoll, coral reef regions

Materials:

• pencils/pens
• copies of What and Where Are The Coral Reefs
section in the Background Information (the num-
ber depends upon how you want to present this
information)
• copies of the Review Worksheet for each student

PRESENTATION:

1. Read the background material. Select a meth-
od that is best for your class, having the students
read individually, in small groups, or as a whole
class.

2. Have students complete the Review Worksheet.
This can be done while you read the information or
as a review after the reading.

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