Marine Ecosystems
Year 7 Lesson plan - 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
• 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
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
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