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Coral Grief

From Cyberchase · 2023

Coral Grief
26 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

When the waters around Coralina start heating up and the coral reef turns pale, the CyberSquad investigates the cause and what can be done. A gentle, hopeful look at why warming oceans harm reefs.

Viewer safety

All ages

Touches on a damaged coral reef, but it's handled hopefully, with the kids taking action.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Warming water is hurting the reef, and the team looks for what can help.

  1. What was happening to the coral reef?
  2. How can warmer water hurt the living things in a reef?
  3. What's one thing people can do to help?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: coral reef, bleaching, ocean.

Try it: Draw a healthy reef and a bleached one and label one difference.