lesson three coral reefs
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The Future of the Coral reef environment - One of the
richest environments in the world
Aims
What is the coral reef like?
What threatens the coral reef?
How can the reef be protected?
Citizenship Criteria
• 1 Wider issues of global interdependence
• 2a, b and c Developing skills of enquiry and communication
• Watch the clip from Finding Nemo
• http://www.pixar.com/featurefilms/nemo/theater/trailer_I_240.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH24TQso8dY
• Use pictures below to write down some adjectives to describe the coral reef and the organisms in it.
Starter: What is the Coral reef like?
In the next two lessons we will explore one of the most awesome marine environments….The coral reef.
There are four tasks to complete. Each person on your table should complete
one of the tasks.
Task 1 –Characteristics of the reef.
Task 2 – Describing the location of the coral reefs.
Task 3 –Threats to the reef.
Task 4 – Management of the reef.
Tasks
Final task
• Using the group information you have gathered, in pairs create an informative
movie to describe the reef, its location, the problems there and the management. You could use images from the net and include
other useful information.