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Students use this worksheet as part of the Coral Reefs curriculum unit. In this exercise, students learn about coral bleaching and how it is affecting reefs around the world. They use cereal pieces to replicate the spiny corals, and learn how to recognize healthy corals from a reef that is in trouble. This activity sheet is used with the CLASS PACK - Coral Reefs (Ken Nedimyer), and LESSON PLAN - Coral Reefs (Ken Nedimyer). (1 per student). 60-90 min | Ages 5-10

QUANTITY - Comes in a pack of 12 worksheets

SIZE - 11x17


Standards Alignment

This activity supports the following Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core standards.

NGSS Standards

  • K-LS1-1
  • 1-LS1-1
  • 2-LS4-1
  • 3-LS4-3
  • 3-LS4-4
  • 4-LS1-1
  • 5-LS2-1
  • 5-ESS3-1
  • K-2-ETS1-1
  • K-2-ETS1-2
  • 3-5-ETS1-1
  • 3-5-ETS1-2

Common Core Standards

  • RL.K-5.2
  • RL.K-5.3
  • RL.K-5.7
  • RL.K-5.10
  • RI.K-5.2
  • RI.K-5.4
  • RI.K-5.7
  • RI.K-5.10
  • SL.K-5.1
  • SL.K-5.2