Healthy Reefs - from Polyp to Policy
Year 11/12 Lesson plan - Marine Science
Full Lesson Plan

• Australian Curriculum v8.3.
• Incl: 23 classroom worksheets, 10 field activities
• Teacher guidelines, answer key
• Topics: classification, food web, rhythm and flow, and the water cycle
Download all papers or click on the links in each section
Classification
Individual Worksheets
C1 – Observable features of organisms and dichotomous keys
C2 – Classifying corals using a dichotomous key
C3 – Identifying coral types

Individual Worksheets
C1 – Observable features of organisms and dichotomous keys
C2 – Classifying corals using a dichotomous key
C3 – Identifying coral types
Food Webs
Individual Worksheets
FW1 – Introduction to food webs
FW2 – Marine food webs FW3 – Corals: producer or consumer?
FW4 – Measuring coral health using virtual reef booklets
FW5 – Measuring coral health using virtual reef poster FW6 – Measuring coral health - interpreting real data
FW7 – Altered food webs: farming and sediment runoff

Individual Worksheets
FW1 – Introduction to food webs
FW2 – Marine food webs FW3 – Corals: producer or consumer?
FW4 – Measuring coral health using virtual reef booklets
FW5 – Measuring coral health using virtual reef poster FW6 – Measuring coral health - interpreting real data
FW7 – Altered food webs: farming and sediment runoff
Rhythm and Flow
Individual Worksheets
RF1 –Bryan Cox gravity video activity
RF2 –The moon and tides
RF3 –Tidal effects on organisms
RF4 –The moonlit phenomenon of coral spawning
RF5 –Astronomy word search

Individual Worksheets
RF1 –Bryan Cox gravity video activity
RF2 –The moon and tides
RF3 –Tidal effects on organisms
RF4 –The moonlit phenomenon of coral spawning
RF5 –Astronomy word search
Water Cycle
Individual Worksheets
WC1 –The water cycle
WC2 –Water cycle crossword
WC3 –Coastal waters and bay inhabitants
WC4 –The water cycle of coastal regions WC5 –Sediment runoff – human impact
WC6 –Monitoring corals
WC7 –Coral bleaching - sign of stress

Individual Worksheets
WC1 –The water cycle
WC2 –Water cycle crossword
WC3 –Coastal waters and bay inhabitants
WC4 –The water cycle of coastal regions WC5 –Sediment runoff – human impact
WC6 –Monitoring corals
WC7 –Coral bleaching - sign of stress
Water Cycle
Individual Worksheets
WC1 –The water cycle
WC2 –Water cycle crossword
WC3 –Coastal waters and bay inhabitants
WC4 –The water cycle of coastal regions WC5 –Sediment runoff – human impact
WC6 –Monitoring corals
WC7 –Coral bleaching - sign of stress

Individual Worksheets
WC1 –The water cycle
WC2 –Water cycle crossword
WC3 –Coastal waters and bay inhabitants
WC4 –The water cycle of coastal regions WC5 –Sediment runoff – human impact
WC6 –Monitoring corals
WC7 –Coral bleaching - sign of stress
Rhythm and Flow
Individual Worksheets
RF1 –Bryan Cox gravity video activity
RF2 –The moon and tides
RF3 –Tidal effects on organisms
RF4 –The moonlit phenomenon of coral spawning
RF5 –Astronomy word search

Individual Worksheets
RF1 –Bryan Cox gravity video activity
RF2 –The moon and tides
RF3 –Tidal effects on organisms
RF4 –The moonlit phenomenon of coral spawning
RF5 –Astronomy word search
Water Cycle
Individual Worksheets
WC1 –The water cycle
WC2 –Water cycle crossword
WC3 –Coastal waters and bay inhabitants
WC4 –The water cycle of coastal regions WC5 –Sediment runoff – human impact
WC6 –Monitoring corals
WC7 –Coral bleaching - sign of stress

Individual Worksheets
WC1 –The water cycle
WC2 –Water cycle crossword
WC3 –Coastal waters and bay inhabitants
WC4 –The water cycle of coastal regions WC5 –Sediment runoff – human impact
WC6 –Monitoring corals
WC7 –Coral bleaching - sign of stress