INFORM students about the main threats to the coral reefs by showing the video clip of coral reef in danger.

Show video clips of the coral reefs in danger and prompt students to begin think about the threats to the coral reefs.

• Coral reefs in danger video
• Related Story: Earth’s coral reefs in danger

Teacher Note:

1. Playing time for video clip is around 1' 30".
2. This file requires Real Player v8.0 or later. You can download v8.0 for free from http://www.real.com
3. Before teaching this activity, it is necessary to consider the time to download file. You may want to identify the contents that students will see.
4. It is expected that students will read the story to get a better sense of coral reefs in danger after seeing the video.

Ask students

• Why are coral reefs important to us?
• What were the natural threats to the coral reefs in the past?
• What are the man-made threats to the coral reefs in the present?

Teacher Background

• Corals in crisis
• Threats to coral reef
• Coral Reef Destruction and Conservation

Students activity:

• View the movies of coral reefs.

Sample student responses:

• They are called the rainforests of sea )they have high biodiversity.)
• Hurricane. El Nino. Warm ocean temperature and high sea level.
• Pollution, over-fishing, coastal development.