Great Barrier Reef - Resource List
The Great Barrier Reef from the government's Culture Portal with links at bottom of page
Reefed education to keep it great All about coral reefs from Enchanted Learning's biomes page General questions about coral reefs answered Coral Reef Alliance Diagram of how a reef is formed over time Shrimp gobies' relationship explained Read more and watch the video here Great Barrier Reef and Corals from National Geographic with interactive activity Great Barrier Reef on the UNESCO World Heritage site Make an edible coral reef and find out more with animation Information about various reef organisms at Reef life A good site to use to discuss website evaluation and copyright Fishes fact sheets from the Australian Museum Animals in their groups information from the Australian Museum Scientific names explained Marine life of the Great Barrier Reef Discover the reef Reef Education Network (REN) World Wildlife Fund WWF a-z animals enchanted learning article about coral reefs and animals that Coral Reef Adventure fun zone games and virtual tour coral bleaching info Brief information about how coral reefs and mangroves help each other From National Geographic Zipper's Great Barrier Greef game Great Barrier Reef economy versus the environment Behind the News segment Sustainable reefs from the Australian Academy of Science Reef Relief focusing on coral reefs worldwide Lesson plan and templates with an energy pyramid to cut and paste A diagram of the different levels of the food chain in a coral reef ecosystem |
The Great Barrier and Indigenous Australians
Traditional owners from ReefEd with a breakdown of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups on the GBR and information about various aspects of Aboriginal life Girringun Times pdf of the newsletter representing 9 Traditional Owner groups and reporting on work being carried out by Indigenous rangers The Dhui Dhui story scroll down to read this story from the Dreaming about a shovelnose ray and two brave boys Don't forget to check the shelves in the Non-Fiction section of the library at: 574 and 577.7 - Reef environments 591 - Animals 919.4 - Australian geography Also, try the encyclopedias in the Reference section at: 030 - World Book, Macmillan Children's Encyclopedia 580 - Macmillan Encyclopedia of Australian Plants and Animals Or World Book Online using our school's username and password (link on home page) There is a great Learning Object at The Teaching and Learning Exchange (TALE) requiring you to identify some animals of the reef. A unit of work based on the movie Finding Nemo |