Unit 1Types of Coral Reefs and How They are Formed
2 lessons1 Week
Types of Coral Reefs and How They are Formed
 Week 1
Lesson 1
What are Coral Reefs?
Video: What corals are, how they are formed, their global distribution, and factors that impact their growth.
Lesson 2
Coral Cores Lab Activity
Lab: Student will assemble a coral coring image and use it to look at layers of annual growth bands to determine factors such as temperature, weather, and other events.  World history events are also included to incorporate a parallel timeline with the coral age.
Unit 2Coral Zones, Types and Reproduction
3 lessons3 Weeks
Coral Zones, Types and Reproduction
 Week 2
Lesson 3
Coral Zonation and Reproduction
Video: Identification of different zones of coral, what can be found of each, and how coral reproduces
 Week 3
Lesson 4
Gamete and Greet
Lab: Coral Reef Mating Activity and Challenge with Science, Math, Art, and Language Art extension projects.
 Week 4
Lesson 5
Webquest Assignment
Reading and investigation about how Coral reproduce both sexually and asexually.
Unit 3Coral and Symbiotic Relationships
2 lessons1 Week
Coral and Symbiotic Relationships
 Week 4
Lesson 6
Coral and Symbiotic Relationships
Video: Coral and how coral interacts with other organisms and the greater populations within the habitat.
Lesson 7
Appetizing Acropora
Lab: The student will make an edible coral to identify the anatomy of a coral polyp and more.  Includes Science, Art, Math and Language Arts extensions.
Unit 4Coral and Humans
3 lessons1 Week
Coral and Humans
 Week 4
Lesson 8
Human Impact on the Reefs
Video: Human and reef interactions, how corals affect us, how we impact the coral, and the greater ecological, economical and environmental impacts.
Lesson 9
Anthropogenic Aftermath
Labs: 8 Extension Labs and Activities to demonstrate human impact on coral reefs and the lasting effects.
Lesson 10
Ocean Acidification
Lab: Ocean acidification and the impact on calcium shells and coralite skeletons.