| 33 Additional Elementary School Activities |
A list of web resources that contain lesson plans and activities for K-5 educators. |
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative |
| 45 Additional High School Activities |
A list of web resources that contain lesson plans and activities for 9-12 educators. |
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative |
| 54 Additional Middle School Activities |
A list of web resources that contain lesson plans and activities for 6-8 educators. |
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative |
| Adaptations from Depths |
This curriculum takes elementary students through a variety of exploratory activities to learn more about animal adaptations, specially those of the octopus. |
NOAA |
| Broadcast Spawning in Corals |
A classroom activity to answer the question: Do corals gain some advantage by spawning all at once? |
NOAA |
| Climate Change & Coral Activities |
Simple classroom experiments for teachers on ocean acidification (using dry ice), thermal expansion, and rising seas. |
NOAA |
| Coral Construction |
Several illustrated activities of varying levels of difficulty to build coral models, highlighting the Flower Garden Banks. |
NOAA |
| Coral Cores |
Using coral cores to understand coral growth and how it can be used to study climate change. Includes sample images. |
NOAA |
| Coral Critters Collage |
A colorful coral reef poster identifying and describing animals. |
NOAA |
| Coral Crossword |
Find names of species found in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. |
NOAA |
| Coral Reef Jeopardy – PDF |
A fun way to test your knowledge of coral reef environments. Note: click on squares on the game board page to show questions. Hit the forward arrow key to advance to the answer. Click 'home' icon on the answer page to return to the game board. |
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative |
| Coral Reef Jeopardy - Powerpoint |
A fun way to test your knowledge of coral reef environments. Note: in presentation mode, click on squares on the game board slide to show questions. Click on forward arror at bottom of screen or hit forward arrow key to advance to the answer. Click 'home' icon on answer slide to return to game board. |
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative |
| Coral Reef Scene Coloring Sheet |
A one-page drawing with inhabitants of the coral reefs. |
NOAA |
| Coral Spawning Globe |
A classroom activity to simulate coral spawning. |
NOAA |
| Coral Word Search |
Find names of species found in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. |
NOAA |
| Day/Night Activity |
Cut-out to identify when marine animals are active. |
NOAA |
| Egg Carton Coral Activity |
Build coral polyp models out of egg cartons. |
New England Aquarium |
| Hawaii Sea Creatures Matching Game |
This children's activity introduces sea creatures found in the diverse coral reef ecosystem of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. |
NOAA |
| Kid's Corner |
A one-page fun introduction to corals for young children. |
NOAA |
| Manta Mysteries |
Students play a game to stimulate the identification of manta rays in the field. Focus questions include: What are some of the advantages of using acoustic tags to track manta rays? |
NOAA |
| NWHI Reef Coloring Pages |
Five pages of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) ecosystems to color! |
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Reserve |
| NWHI Word Hunt |
Hunt for words relating to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). |
Waikiki Aquarium |
| Using Satellite Data to Forecast Bleaching Events |
Use real data and satellite images on sea surface temp and Degree Heating Weeks for Caribbean coral hotspots to 'predict' bleaching for the 2005 summer. Answers provided! |
NOAA |
| Why Is Hawai`i's Ocean Important? |
This children's activity book teaches students about Hawai`i's ocean, coral reef ecosystems, and the animals that live there. |
NOAA |
| Zooxanthellae Word Game |
How many words can you find in "zooxanthellae"? |
NOAA |
