Coral Reefs. What is a coral reef?  Made out of coral  Located in the ocean  Millions of years old.

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Coral Reefs

What is a coral reef?  Made out of coral  Located in the ocean  Millions of years old

What is found on a coral reef?  Fish  Plants  Other sea animals  Starfish  Seahorses  Many more!

What would it be like to live in a coral reef?

Aquarius  Its an underwater science laboratory where scientists are able to live under water for 10 days  They can watch the fish and other organisms to see how they live.

What do you think it would be like to live in aquarius for 10 days? Take 2 minutes to talk to your neighbor about it!!