Coral reef research in Hawaii: What do we need to know? How will we find out? Researchers at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology worked with teachers.

Coral reef research in Hawaii:

What do we need to know?How will we find out?

Coral reef research in Hawaii:

What do we need to know?How will we find out?

Researchers at the Hawaii Institute of Researchers at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology worked with teachers to Marine Biology worked with teachers to

conduct research & develop a good way to conduct research & develop a good way to share their research with studentsshare their research with students

What is coral?What is coral?

• Why is it important in the marine environment?

• Why is it important in Hawaii?• What are some threats to

coral?• How can you tell if a coral is

healthy or diseased?

• Why is it important in the marine environment?

• Why is it important in Hawaii?• What are some threats to

coral?• How can you tell if a coral is

healthy or diseased?

What is a coral? - quicktime movieWhat is a coral? - quicktime movie

Click here and click on the title

“What is a Coral” to link to the movie online

Click here and click on the title

“What is a Coral” to link to the movie online

Why me?Why me?

Coral researchers

want to understand

coral disease

Coral researchers

want to understand

coral disease

Why corals get sick - quicktime movieWhy corals get sick - quicktime movie

Click here and on the title “Reef Resiliance”

to link to the movie online

Exploration of environmentExploration of environment

Researching differences between individual coralsResearching differences between individual corals

How would you study a coral reef to determine

causes of coral sickness?

How would you study a coral reef to determine

causes of coral sickness?