Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics Excursion
This Sydney-based excursion allows students to explore ocean ecosystem dynamics, including food webs, biodiversity, and human impacts on marine environments, through interactive exhibits and curriculum-linked, hands-on learning experiences.
Marine Systems – connections and change
CoralWatch has developed various lessons for Unit 3, Marine Science (2019), General Senior Syllabus. This comprehensive collection of lessons and supporting materials focused on understanding coral reef ecosystems, threats to coral health, and techniques for monitoring reef condition. It includes classroom and field-based activities as well as data interpretation worksheets that help students practise real scientific methods. The resource is intended to help build both scientific literacy and environmental stewardship, showing young learners how reefs are studied and what actions
Healthy reefs – from polyp to policy
A 10-week unit plan containing lessons and activities that allow students to explore the definitions and determinants of reef health from how the biology of corals is influenced by the environment, through to local and regional approaches to management of reef threats. The unit plan can be used as a full block, or flexible, to suit your needs. Topics covered include coral biology, marine biodiversity, reef habitats, health of reefs, local and global threats, marine management, sustainability, citizen science, marine
MangroveWatch – A Citizen Science Project
This unit focuses on introducing students to mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems and exploring their values and attitudes towards conservation research.
Ocean Protector
A free online educational game that teaches students about the impacts of ocean acidification and how they can take action to prevent it. Through a series of interactive decisions and evaluations, students will learn about the causes and effects of ocean acidification and evaluate solutions that can help reduce its impact on marine ecosystems and people.