Format
1. This program begins with an interactive PowerPoint presentation.
2. View coral exhibit through real time cameras.
3. View different coral biofacts.
4. Discuss coral diversity.
5. Discuss coral anatomy.
6. Students create Lego Coral Reefs.
7. Time is allowed for questions and answers.
Objectives
-Explore the anatomy of corals.
-Compare hard corals and soft corals.
-Observe several coral species.
-Learn about symbiotic relationships.
-Learn about the importance of protecting ocean habitats.
-Develop an appreciation for coral reefs.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
National Science Standards
NS.K-4.1 Science as Inquiry
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of:
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understanding about scientific inquiry
NS.K-4.3 Life Science
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of:
The characteristics of organisms
Life cycles of organisms
Organisms and environments
NS.5-8.1 Science as Inquiry
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of:
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
NS.5-8.3 Life Science
As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of:
Structure and function in living systems
Reproduction and heredity
Populations and ecosystems
Diversity and adaptations of organisms
State Standards
Texas Science Standards
3rd Grade:
3.9 A Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms have characteristics that help them survive and can describe patterns, cycles, systems, and relationships within the environments. The student is expected to observe and describe the physical characteristics of environments and how they support populations and communities within an ecosystem.
3.10 A Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that help them survive within their environments. The student is expected to explore how structures and functions of plants and animals allow them to survive in a particular environment.
4th Grade:
4.9 A Organisms and environments. The student knows and understands that living organisms within an ecosystem interact with one another and with their environment. The student is expected to investigate that most producers need sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own food, while consumers are dependent on other organisms for food.
4.10 A Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that help them survive within their environment. The student is expected to explore how adaptations enable organisms to survive in their environment such as comparing birds' beaks and leaves on plants.
4.10 C Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that help them survive within their environment. The student is expected to explore, illustrate, and compare life cycles in living organisms such as butterflies, beetles, radishes, or lima beans.
5th Grade:
5.9 A Organisms and environments. The student knows that there are relationships, systems, and cycles within environments. The student is expected to observe the way organisms live and survive in their ecosystem by interacting with the living and non-living elements.
5.9 C Organisms and environments. The student knows that there are relationships, systems, and cycles within environments. The student is expected to predict the effects of changes in ecosystems caused by living organisms, including humans, such as the overpopulation of grazers or the building of highways.
5.10 A Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that help them survive within their environments. The student is expected to compare the structures and functions of different species that help them live and survive such as hooves on prairie animals or webbed feet in aquatic animals.