All About corals

Objectives

• Understand ocean biodiversity and the threats they experience
• Research based workshop, exploring the impact of light on coral growth.
• Convey importance of coral and ocean ecosystems to the school population

Format

• Five sessions. Session duration varies between 1 to 1.5 hours

Target Audience

• Primary and Secondary School (10 to 17 years old)

Session Outline

• Workshop 1 (1 hour)
  • Introduction to project and getting to know the committee
  • Introduction to corals and their environment
• Workshop 2 (1 hour)
  • Introduction to the scientific method and what is an experiment
• Workshop 3 (1.5 hours)
  • Setting up your coral aquarium for experimentation and getting to know the methodology
• Workshop 4 (30 minutes)
  • How to communicate your project
• Workshop 5 (1 hour) (1.5 – 2 months after Workshop 3)
  • Data evaluation and project wrap up