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Synopsis:

Coral Reefs and ChemistryBiologist Joanie Kleypus studies the living coral that protects coastlines and provides miles of underwater habitat for the abundant marine animal and plant life.

Running time 2:26 minutes.

Classroom Activity:

Bio Art Mural
Subject:
Science & Arts
Topics: General Biology & Visual Arts
Grades: 5 - 10
Knowledge and Skills:
- Understands the importance of biodiversity for the viability of an ecosystem.
- Understands the general scheme of classification of animals.
- Can determine the order of a given animal.
- Can determine the order of a given plant.
- Understands the general scheme of classification of plants.
- Can create a collage or illustration, which illustrates the relationship between several elements of a complex system.

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