This is a fun biology class that looks at the beautiful and bizarre creatures that live in tropical, coral reefs all around the world! This is part 1 of a multipart class and classes can be taken into any order! 
Thes reefs are full of beautiful and colorful life that live in and around these coral cities of the tropics. 
In this class, we will discuss a variety of marine life such as sharks, other fish, squids, octopus, crabs, jellyfish, starfish, corals, and other sea life with a focus on the bizarre, beautiful, colorful, and cool. 
This is a beginner class for younger students, however it should be suitable for just about everyone!
We will interact using slides, discussion, video clips, and lectures. 
Coral reefs are some of the most amazing and wonderful places on our planet. The reef teems with diverse and beautiful life of all shapes and colors. Nearly a quarter of all marine life depends on coral reefs, and some of these havens have been around for over 25 million years! Coral reefs and the creatures that live there are beautiful, but some also have some bizarre adaptations!
Some of the coral reef topics we will discuss in addition to the beautiful creatures of the reef are: 

Colors and pigments 
Hidden languages of animals
Predator and prey relationships
Climate change
Evolution
Teeth shapes
Habitats 
and Adaptations

The reefs that will be focused on are: the Coral Triangle, the Great Barrier Reef, the Belize Barrier Reef, and Palancar Reef. 
We will only be focusing on animals that are residents of these tropical coral reefs and not migratory species.