1. Coral Bleaching Webquest PowerPoint prepared by Kelly Cook, Durant HS NSF Grant DRL-1316782 BW: Cut out the coral pictures and descriptions you have been given.

2. Coral life cycles Let’s watch a video: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/coralr eef_spawning http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/coralr eef_spawning Now, complete the “Coral Life Cycle Diagram” below by cutting out the pieces and correctly ordering pictures and phrases on the diagram

3. Next steps Read the articles or complete the task to answer #’s 2-5. – #2: Article 1: Zooxanthellae… What's That? Article 2: Symbiotic Algae – #3: Article: Coral Bleaching – #4: Pictures and Video from article: Review Pictures and video at the bottom of the webpage, which compared healthy corals versus s unhealthy corals http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/healthy-dying-dead-this-is-what-it-looks-like-when-a- reef-is-bleached_us_5660df23e4b08e945feed91a?%3Bir=Travel&utm_hp_ref=travel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/healthy-dying-dead-this-is-what-it-looks-like-when-a- reef-is-bleached_us_5660df23e4b08e945feed91a?%3Bir=Travel&utm_hp_ref=travel – #5: Compare pictures of healthy coral and bleached coral – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry Article: Climate Change

4. Data analysis #6 Use the link to help you answer the question: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/bleaching5km/index _5km_baa_max_r07d.php http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/bleaching5km/index _5km_baa_max_r07d.php #7 Use the link to help you answer the question: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/vs/timeseries/florida.php - florida_keys http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/vs/timeseries/florida.php - florida_keys

5. Last STEP! #8 Read the last article and answer the questions. Article: Bleaching and disease are devastating Florida's coral reef