Sea Surface Temperature and Coral Bleaching

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

Ocean Literacy Principles:

 OLP#5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
OLP#6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.

Overview

Students will learn about the anatomy of coral bleaching, how ocean temperature increase can be a cause of coral bleaching and will try to predict general areas likely to be affected by coral bleaching by interpreting sea surface temperature data.

For more information about the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, visit http://coralreef.noaa.gov.

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GRADES: Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade
This lesson meets National Science Standards
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