Home education
Online resources and lessons for homeschooling and remote teaching
Symbiosis game
Corals live in symbiosis with a tiny plant called zooxanthellae. Learn about other interactions between two dissimilar organisms. The most common types of symbiosis found in the ocean are mutualism and commensalism.
Download this game and create your own.
CoralWatch Activity Sheet
Download Activity sheet
CoralWatch Youtube channel
Explore CoralWatch Youtube playlist with instructional videos, virtual reality, the complete Coral reefs and Climate Change DVD series, workshop experiences and lectures.
Colours on the reef
Year 1 biological sciences
Includes teaching guide, 3 activities and presentation.
Sustainability Quiz
Quiz- How sustainable is your current lifestyle?
Learn about new actions you can take in your daily life.
Coral colour and types
Watch Youtube instructional video
Use the virtual reef to practice reef monitoring in the classroom or in preparation of your fieldtrip. Learn about coral bleaching, coral types and data collection using the Coral Health Chart.
Print your own resources:
– Coral Health Charts (only for this exercise)
– Data slates
– Coral photos
– Excel data entry sheet for virtual reef exercise
– Virtual reef poster
Printed copies (72 x 36 cm) are available for purchase.
ALWAYS use the original Coral Health Chart available from CoralWatch for monitoring corals in the field.
Virtual reality
A fun activity combining science and art
Immerse yourself in the underwater world while at home. Learn about CoralWatch monitoring, watching reefwalkers, snorkelers and divers using the Coral Health Chart on reefs at Lady Elliot Island and Northern Great Barrier Reef.
Drawing
Quiz- How sustainable is your current lifestyle?
Learn about new actions you can take in your daily life.