Tropical Marine Ecology--An 8-day workshop at Turneffe Flats (photo above), Turneffe Atoll, Belize, Central America. Join New York Sea Grant, The Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence - Great Lakes (COSEE-GL) and the AQUARIUM of Niagara on their twenty-first annual expedition to the Caribbean and study a tropical reef ecosystem.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

TEACHERS: Check out "Dinner at the Reef"


DINNER AT THE REEF - Teachers’ Notes (click for link)
Who is it for?               7-11 year olds
How long will it take? Approx 1 hour. (Depending on group size and how many times you play).
Learning outcomes:   Students learn about food chains in a marine environment, predator‐prey relationships and the fine balance of an ecosystem.
What do you need?   
Teacher resources:
Student resources:
Other resources:
­   Teachers’ notes (including discussion points and a glossary of terms)
­   Event cards
­   3 x sets of Species cards
Set 1: Sharks & toothed whales
Set 2: Big fish & rays
Set 3: Small fish & crustaceans

(There are three versions of these Species cards to choose from: detailed, simplified and blank).
­   Straws (or other small objects) to represent algae & plankton
­   A coral reef made up of a row of chairs or stools
­   Internet access (if you are using the ‘blank’ species cards)
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