NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Satellite Education Products


Online Tutorial

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Web pages that explain how we predict coral bleaching from satellite temperature data, including hands-on exercises based on our website.

Audience: reef managers or high-school students.

Remote Sensing and Coral Reefs Curriculum

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Lesson plans focused on satellite technology, coral biology, and coral reef conservation. Fun, hands-on science activities engage students in learning.

Audience: 4th - 6th grade students.

Background Presentation

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Presentation that can be used in the classroom, along with the data activity below. Topics include: coral bleaching, remote sensing, and thermal stress.

Click here to download (PowerPoint, 5MB)

Data Activity

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Hands-on exercise based on the record-breaking 2005 coral bleaching event in the Caribbean region.

English: Exercise (PDF, 400KB) Answers (PDF, 25KB)
Espaņol: Ejercico (PDF, 400KB) Respuestas (PDF, 29KB)

Responding to Climate Change Workshops

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Resources from an international series of workshops on helping coral reefs adapt to climate change.

Audience: coral reef managers and scientists.

This page hosts Coral Reef Watch's education products. We will continue adding to these offerings as often as we can. For all of NOAA's coral reef education and outreach activities, please visit the Coral Reef Conservation Program's education page.


If you have any questions or comments on these resources, please contact us at
coralreefwatch@noaa.gov


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