ACTIVITY - CORAL REEFS DRAW A CORAL REEF


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Coral Reefs: Draw a Coral Reef - COSEE Coastal Trends and National Park Service


Lesson Plan 

Summary
Students will draw a coral reef based on the prior knowledge.

Concept: Coastal ocean life
Coastal ocean systems provide important habitats for organisms.

National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation

9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural Resources


Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 5. The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems (concepts a, c)

Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 5, 6 and 7 A Survey of Life in the Sea
Chapter 16 Marine Ecosystems 16:23-29