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Social Studies Mr. M

Social Studies Mr. M. 4/4/14. Great Barrier Reef. Essential Questions. What are some characteristics of the Great Barrier Reef? Why is the Great Barrier Reef important?. Location. In what country do you think the Great Barrier Reef is located in?. Location.

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Social Studies Mr. M

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  1. Social StudiesMr. M 4/4/14

  2. Great Barrier Reef

  3. Essential Questions • What are some characteristics of the Great Barrier Reef? • Why is the Great Barrier Reef important?

  4. Location • In what country do you think the Great Barrier Reef is located in?

  5. Location • The Great Barrier Reef is located in Queensland, Australia

  6. Video • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/oceans-narrated-by-sylvia-earle/oceans-barrier-reef

  7. Video • What did you notice in the video? • What did you see in the video? • What did you hear the narrator say in the video? • What is a narrator? • What type of fish did you see in the video?

  8. Size of the Great Barrier Reef • The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living organism in the world! • Stretching 2600 kilometres (1615.5 miles), this natural icon is so large it can even be seen from outer space! • The Great Barrier Reef covers an overall area that is larger than the size of Italy!

  9. Satellite View of the Great Barrier Reef

  10. A Home • While it’s known mostly for its large maze of colorful reefs, its complex architecture also provides a home for a huge number of plants and animals.

  11. Biodiversity • The Great Barrier Reef is internationally recognized for its outstanding biodiversity • What does biodiversity mean?

  12. Biodiversity • This means that the Great Barrier Reef is famous for having a lot of different species and habitats • It encompasses all living things, from microbes and single cell algae to marine turtles and whales, and their habitats

  13. Biodiversity • The breathtaking array of marine creatures includes: • 1625 species of fish • 1400 coral reef species • More than 3000 species of mollusks (shells) • 630 species of echinoderm (starfish, sea urchins) • 500 species of worms • 14 breeding species of sea snakes • More than 100 species of jellyfish • 215 species of birds including 22 species of seabirds and 32 species of shorebirds • Six of the world's seven species of marine turtles • 30 species of whales and dolphins • One of the world's most important dugong populations • 133 species of sharks and rays • And much more that still hasn’t been discovered yet!

  14. Dugong • They look like a cross between a dolphin and a manatee • It is the world’s only marine mammal herbivore! • They are known as the “sea cow”

  15. Sea Urchin

  16. Mollusk

  17. Corals • The amazing collection of coral on the Great Barrier Reef is responsible for many of the bright and beautiful colors that this natural icon is internationally known for • Despite looking like plants, these corals are actually colonies of very small animals called coral polyps which are closely related to jellyfish • There are two main types of corals — hard and soft.

  18. Hard Coral

  19. Soft Coral

  20. The Great Barrier Reef in the Movies • How does the Great Barrier Reef relate to the movie “Finding Nemo?”

  21. Clownfish Nemo

  22. Pacific Regal Blue Tang Dory

  23. Moorish Idol Gill

  24. Green Sea Turtle Crush

  25. Blowfish Bloat

  26. Coloring fish website • http://www.squidoo.com/tropical-fish-coloring-page

  27. Clownfish coloring page • http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/draft_lens17927074module150166189photo_1305279806clown_fish_coloring_page.

  28. Blowfish Coloring page • http://thecoloringspot.com/ocean-life-marine-coloring-pages/blowfish/

  29. Moorish Idol Coloring Page • http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/590/draft_lens17927074module150336898photo_1305976700Moorish_Idol_Coloring_pag

  30. Pacific Regal Blue Tang coloring page • http://imgs.steps.dragoart.com/how-to-draw-a-blue-tang-step-5_1_000000091361_5.jpg

  31. Green Sea Turtle Coloring Page • http://hagiographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/green-sea-turtle-coloring-pages-and-facts-19916.jpg

  32. Resources • The resources that I used for this lesson was the Internet and planning with my cooperating teacher, Ms. Cindy. The images came from Google Images. The video came from National Geographic (http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/oceans-narrated-by-sylvia-earle/oceans-barrier-reef). The information on the Great Barrier Reef came from various websites (http://www.greatbarrierreef.com.au/great-barrier-reef-facts/ and http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ and www.animalnational.com/dugongs/). The fish cutouts came from the websites (http://www.squidoo.com/tropical-fish-coloring-page and http://imgs.steps.dragoart.com/how-to-draw-a-blue-tang-step-5_1_000000091361_5.jpgand http://thecoloringspot.com/ocean-life-marine-coloring-pages/blowfish/ and http://hagiographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/green-sea-turtle-coloring-pages-and-facts-19916.jpg).

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