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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

Welcome to Moorea, a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the vast Pacific....
April 2018
Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life,...
April 2018
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
April 2018
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...
April 2018
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Mutualism and Coral Reefs

This lesson is created to stress the idea of interrelationships among organisms and...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 11:23
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Coral Reef Relationships

This lesson introduces the idea of interrelationships among organisms and how these...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 11:15
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Coral Adaptations

In this two-part lesson, students will compare and contrast the adaptive strategies...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 11:09
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Connected Ecosystems

Students will play a game as a class to learn about living and non-living...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 10:51
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Food Chain Hide and Seek

Students will play a game in order to learn about predator-prey relationships, a...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 10:45
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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In Hot Water

This lesson combines Life Science and Investigation State Standards as it builds on...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 10:40
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Fish Feeding

In this lesson, students will build upon their understanding of coral reef...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 09:06
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What is a Coral Reef? Elementary School

Students will create a class mural depicting coral reefs and act out life on a...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 09:02
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