Marine Ecosystems
Year 7 Lesson plan – Science
Lesson Outline
- Australian curriculum v8.4.
- Incl: 23 classroom worksheets, 10 field activities
- Teacher guidelines, answer key
- Topics: classification, food web, rhythm and flow, and the water cycle
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
First Nations Classification resources
Investigating classification systems used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and how they differ with respect to approach and purpose from those used by contemporary science.
- Lesson Plan for Teachers
- Activities for Students
- PowerPoint: The difference between classification systems by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and contemporary science.
Developed by Vanessa Heggie, The University of Queensland.
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
First Nations Food webs resources
Responses to Invasive Species and their Impact: An integration of Science and Indigenous Perspectives
- Lesson Plan for Teachers
- Activities for Students
- PowerPoint: Responses to Invasive Species and Their Impact
Developed by Stacy Ruthenberg, The University of Queensland.
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
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
In the field
Individual worksheets
Field 1 – Dangerous marine animals
Field 2 – Exploring and identifying invertebrates
Field 3 – Food webs – intertidal rocky shores
Field 4 – Food webs – intertidal coral reef
Field 5 – Identifying coral type using the Coral Health Chart
Field 6 – Measuring coral health using random surveys
Field 7 – Coral health transect surveys
Field 8 – Establishing a permanent transect
Field 9 – Entering and analysing data using excel
Field 10 – Entering data using the CoralWatch website
Field 11 – Entering data using CoralWatch data entry apps