Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/lessons/keep_watch.html

NOAA Ocean Service Education


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This activity identifies and explains the benefits of and threats to coral reef systems. Students read tutorials, describe the role of satellites, analyze oceanographic data and identify actions that can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate threats to coral reefs. As a culminating activity, students prepare a public education program.


Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Resource Type: Activities
Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:NGSS, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Atmospheric Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change