Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Coral Snake
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Coral Snake."
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Hawai'i Coral Reef Network: Echinoderms
This site briefly details many of the echinoderms found in the coral reefs of Hawaii.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Maldives: Geography
This article from the Country Studies of the Library of Congress discussed the interesting geography of the Maldives Islands. See the problems caused because the islands are barely above sea level.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit
Take an online tour of the Smithsonian's "Exploring Marine Ecosystems" exhibit. Learn about coral reefs and look behind the scenes as scientists maintain the model ecosystems.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Motion in the Ocean
This article reports on recent research that explains why corals are in nearly constant motion. Includes a brief video. [0:16]
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Florida International University: Medina Aquarius Program
The official site for an underwater ocean laboratory located near the Florida Keys. Information about the lab and its work, as well as ocean and coral reef info for teachers and students. Includes photos, lesson plans, and links to other...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Sea Changes
Discusses the serious impact greenhouse gases are having on the pH balance of the oceans. It looks at the sea butterfly, which has more difficulty forming a shell as ocean acidification increases, as well as the damage acidification does...
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Red List of Threatened Species: Leonard's Pipe Snake
The International Union of Conservation of Nature profiles Leonard's Pipe Snake, a threatened coral snake from Malaysia.
Australian Museum
Great Barrier Reef
A short description of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Included are pictures and a map. Learn what makes up a coral reef and the two different types.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Cnidaria
Wikipedia offers great information on Cnidarians, a phylum of animals including coral, sea anemones, jellyfish, sea pens, sea wasps, and more.
abcteach
Abcteach: Habitats and Biomes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find a variety of activities for children to do as they learn to identify varying habitats and biomes. Included are links to an even more extensive list of resources under coral reef, desert, grassland,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Secret Lives of Baby Fish
The larvae of coral reef fish are capable of drifting thousands of miles on ocean currents, far from the reefs where they were born. Amy McDermott describes how these tiny trekkers travel across vast oceans, searching for the far-flung...
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Oceans of the World
A set of illustrated fact pages, and some activity sheets, on coral reefs, tidal pools, and ocean ecosystems. Find maps, graphic organizers, and a movie link to tidal zones. Hyperlinks to specialized vocabulary words are also provided....
![National Aquarium: Humphead Wrasse [Aka Napoleon Wrasse] Website](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/155144-0a2e5de8907cf0571994582fcf12ad2b.jpg?1661184588 "National Aquarium: Humphead Wrasse [Aka Napoleon Wrasse] Website")
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National Aquarium: Humphead Wrasse [Aka Napoleon Wrasse]
Brief data and beautiful photographs of the Humphead or Napoleon wrasse, a large fish that lives in the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific oceans.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Cnidarians
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of cnidarians like jellyfish and corals.
Other
Sea Sky: Explore the Sea
Climb aboard this submarine and explore the sea. This site has pictures and information about the oceans, coral reefs, as well as famous explorers of the deep. You can also play interactive games.
NOAA
Noaa: Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation
NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation oversees the conservation of United States coastal and marine habitats. Learn about the different projects they have undertaken and supported, what the work involves, and why it is so...
Other
Marine Biology: Coral Reef Fish Ecology
Provides information about larval recruitment and other aspect of fish reproduction.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Anemone and Coral the Cnidarians
An overview of the Phylum Cnidaria highlights the general characteristics of these strange creatures from the Animal Kingdom.
Climate Literacy
Clean: A Global Issue: The Impacts of Climate Change
This is instructional activity five of a 9-instructional activity module. Activity explores the effects of climate change on different parts of the Earth system and on human well-being: polar regions, coral reefs, disease vectors,...
NASA
Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Ecosystems
Discover 10 interesting things about ecosystems, including features of coral reefs, rainforests, deserts, grasslands, freshwater ecosystems, the tundra, the ocean floor, wetlands, boreal forests and big cities.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Facts About the Marine Biome
Describes the characteristics of the marine biome, the plants and animals that live in each of the four ocean zones, coral reefs and estuaries, the climate of the marine biome, and the marine food web.
Other
Glaucus: Cnidaria
This is the home page of the phylum Cnidaria. Links to resources to the major group of invertebrates that includes the sea anemones, corals, jellyfishes, hydroids, and animals that contain 'cnida' stinging capsules.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Still Life With Tuft of Marine Plants, Shells and Corals
An image of "Still-Life with Tuft of Marine Plants, Shells and Corals", created by Anne Vallayer-Coster in 1769 (Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm).
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