0:00 Meet and greet, what to expect, class expectations, etc.
We will open with getting to know each other by sharing our names, favorite sea creature and favorite experience with wildlife

0:05 Coral Reef Biology, Morphology and Spatial Distribution
What are corals? Why do they attract so much life? What do they look like? Why are they important? Where are they found? etc.

0:15 Food Webs, Reef Creature Highlights
We discuss each trophic level and highlight plants and animals from each. 

0:30 Threats to the Reef
Why are reefs in decline and what can do do to help?

0:35 Artificial Reefs
How they are made. How a reef is not unlike a human city. What mistakes have we made?

0:45 Reef Ecology and Types of Relationships
Symbiosis, predation, commensalism, etc.

0:60 Wrap-up, Remaining Questions, Farewells  

I am a trained and practiced Naturalist with both field and classroom-based experience. I offer personal experience, academic and practical knowledge of both marine and terrestrial wildlife. I've learned that people protect what they love, and I hope my students will fall in love with the planet I teach them about.