CORAL REEFS RESOURCE GUIDE
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I. INTRODUCTION
       . . .Preface
       1.  Coral Reefs: A Fact Sheet
       2.  Pop-up Coral Reef

II. WHAT ARE CORALS?
       3.  What Is a Coral Polyp? / Plankton Roundup
       4.  The Edible Coral Polyp
       5.  Egg Carton Coral
       6.  Corals and their Cousins / High-Powered Look at Hydra
       7.  Coral: What Portion Is Alive?
       8.  Two Types of Corals
       9.  Mealtime for Corals
     10.  "You Scratch My Back and I'll Scratch Yours"
     11.  A Closer Look: Identifying Coral Species

III. HOW DO CORALS REPRODUCE AND GROW?
     12.  Coral Reproduction / Clay, Comics, and Other Crafts
     13.  A Chance of Success
     14.  Growing Coral
     15.  Making Coral Skeletons
     16.  How Are Coral Reefs Formed?
     17.  Types of Coral Reefs / Cooking Up Coral Reefs
     18.  Biological and Physical Agents of Change on a Coral Reef

IV. WHERE ARE CORAL REEFS FOUND?
     19.  Corals Need Crystal Clear Water
     20.  Reefs Depend on their Surroundings
     21.  Where Do Coral Reefs Grow?
     22.  The Reef Region
     23.  Mapping the Reefs
     24.  Recipe for a Happy Reef

V. LIFE ON A CORAL REEF
     25.  Endless Variety / Reef Scavenger Hunt
     26.  Coral Reef Community Coloring Page
     27.  What's My Name?
     28.  Classification of Reef Fish
     29.  Partner Wanted
     30.  Animals that Bite and Sting
     31.  Coral Reef Plants
     32.  Following a Friendly Fish
     33.  Importance of Color
     34.  Hide and Seek
     35.  Changing of the Guard
     36.  Who Eats Who?
     37.  Weave a Food Web
     38.  The Coral Reef Community
     39.  Feeding Frenzy
     40.  Coral Reef Comparisons
     41.  Reef Homes: Zonation of a Coral Reef
     42.  Coral Reef Zones Color Page and 3-D Mural

VI. CONSERVATION OF CORAL REEFS
     43.  The Importance of the Coral Reef
     44.  Threats to the Coral Reef
     45.  A Marine Story
     46.  Survival Factors
     47.  Fishy Problems
     48.  Can a Damaged Reef Recover?
     49.  The "Coral Reef Race for Survival" Game
     50.  Coral Conservation Game
     51.  Design Tasks for a Coral Reef Reserve
     52.  "Grief On the Reef": A Soap Opera
     53.  Making Fish and Shell Prints

VII. REVIEW
     54.  Coral Reef Word Find
     55.  Questions to Stimulate Discussions and Test Understanding

VIII. ANSWERS

IX. REFERENCES

X. RESOURCES