Instructions 

Go to each of the assigned web sites to read and take notes on the appropriate article. Links are provided below.  For each of the assigned articles, your notes should include the following points:

  • Provide a summary of the key points of the article. If you had to give a presentation on the article, what information would you include in your notes?

  • List concepts or information that you found most interesting about the topic.

  • List any words or information that you do not understand. Research these words and or concepts on your own.

We will review this information in our class lecture and discussion.

1 | Smithsonian Institute
Article: Corals and Coral Reefs

2 | NOAA
Article #1: Coral Facts
Article #2: How Do Coral Reefs Form?

Instructions

Go to each of the assigned web sites to watch the video provided. Take notes on the key points of each video. Document the highlighted features or behaviors of the animal species as applicable.

  1. Coral: What does it eat? | Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (Time: 4:14)

  2. How Scientists Are Restoring the Great Barrier Reef | Travel + Leisure (Time: 7:32)

Here are a few species of corals that we see locally in South Florida.