Resources

What is coral bleaching? When does it happen? Can corals recover? All these questions and more are answered in this student fact file.

How do reefs form? How many reefs are on the Great Barrier Reef? How much of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is coral? What are the threats to coral reefs worldwide?

Join the Reef Stewards of Kalkie State School for their latest episode of Sea TV, including a reef trip!

Fiona Merida talks about the biodiversity of life on the Great Barrier Reef. The audio is from her Reef in Focus podcast episode.

This short video (4 mins) examines the role of the Reef Authority who have been managing the Great Barrier Reef since 1975, and the Traditional owners who have been caretakers of the Reef for thousands of years. We are now working together with schools, local government, and tourism agencies, as well and many others to protect the reef through education, zoning, compliance and innovation interventions.

Before using this activity and conducting any water or snorkelling activities with students, schools and
organisers must consult their local school and government risk assessment policies and processes to
ensure it aligns with local advice.

This survey slate can be used when conducting the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's Eye on the Reef - Rapid Monitoring survey. Rapid Monitoring is citizen science community monitoring tool that enables people to and collect and contribute data that can be used to inform Reef management.
Suitable for adults and senior students (ages 15+ years).
Note: Primary and middle school students usually only do the Be a Marine Biologist for a Day- 10-minute timed swim survey using a simplified slate.

Reef Guardian School - Certificate of participation for participating in the Rapid Monitoring Survey on the Great Barrier Reef.

Poster 10 of 10.

Activity Sheets Reef Beat Series