Reef Beat education series: climate change and the Reef

Abstract

The 2009 Reef Beat education series, climate change and the Reef, is an innovative teaching resource that includes activities and challenges to stimulate enquiring minds to discover all they can about climate change and its effects on our oceans and the Great Barrier Reef. The implementation of the teaching and learning opportunities offered by these engaging activities will enhance and extend student learning. The activities are targeted at upper primary and middle school students however all of the activities can be simplified or amplified for students of other stages of learning. This resource aims to engage students via multiple intelligences, targeting essential learning, providing for rich tasks, empowering active and informed citizens and will assist schools working towards reducing their ecological footprint. The posters 1-10 and activity book are designed to be used together. There are also other resources available for students and teachers to explore the topic of climate change further including fact sheets, videos and a teacher presentation. Videos can be accessed on the GBRMPA YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGBRMPA.