As you dive into this resource, you will discover the incredible biodiversity of The Great Barrier Reef. Learn more about how biodiversity evolves and how organisms change.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/survival/coral/index.html
Features: Lesson Ideas, Graphics/Multimedia
Secondary level students will explore the ecology of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem and gain an appreciation of the diversity of life that it contains and the evolutionary processes that have shaped the plants and animals that live there.
http://www.reefed.edu.au/home/teaching/senior_secondary_units/
reef_ecology
Features: Lesson Ideas, Assessment, Inquiry Materials
Descend to the colorful world of corals beneath the ocean surface. In this exciting challenge see how food chains work by forming complex webs and energy pyramids.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/webs/flash/main_game.shtml
Features: Lesson Ideas, Online Interactivity
Phytoplankton are the base of ocean food webs. If phytoplankton are healthy, there is a greater chance that the rest of the food web is healthy. This lesson describes how satellites measure phytoplankton in the ocean and how this information is used by scientists.
http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/education/docs/
3_Phytoplankton_Ocean_Color.pdf
Features: Hands-on Investigation, Lesson Ideas, Assessment, Data Sources, Inquiry Materials
