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Coral Reef Teacher’s Guide Life on the Coral Reef

per student
Reef Links • pencils

Crossword Puzzle PRESENTATION:

1. Hand out one copy of the Reef Links Cross-
word Puzzle to each student.
Objective: Students will learn about life on 2. Ask them to read the description and find
the coral reef by finding words to complete the the word that both answers the description
crossword puzzle.
and fits into the boxes.
Interdisciplinary Index: Language Arts, Sci- 3. When everyone is finished, discuss the an-
ence
swers with the students.
Materials:
FOLLOW-UP/EXTENSION:
• a copy of the Reef Links Crossword Puzzle, Have students create their own crossword puz-
one
zles for the class to answer.

ANSWER KEY:

ACROSS
2. soft
4. symbiotic
7. invertebrates
9. clownfish 11.
atoll
13. anemone
14. lagoon

DOWN
1. polyp
3. omnivores
5. sun
6. crest
8. ecosystem 10.
hard
12. plankton

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