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=Coral Reef Biology=

This week's objectives:

 * Student will be able to describe physiological, ecological, and behavioral strategies used for successful reef-building.

Instructions for Week 1:
1.Go to the **Discussion and Private Messages** tool in Laulima. Please introduce yourself to the class and include the following information.
 * What is your name?
 * What did you like most about science in the past?
 * What do you hope to learn from taking this mini-course?
 * What do you do outside of class for fun such as sports, hobbies, etc?

To post your message, hit the POST REPLY button, then type your message in the message box. During week 2, go back and reply to two of your classmate's postings by clicking on the Quote button. Look for things you have in common.

2. Complete the following pre-module survey. media type="custom" key="13161462"

3. View the "Introduction to Coral Reefs" presentation embedded below. Things to look for when viewing the presentation are below. Hint: It might be helpful to answer the questions using the Cornell note-taking system.
 * 1) How are corals classified?
 * 2) What is the basic anatomy of a coral polyp?
 * 3) How do corals feed?
 * 4) How do corals reproduce?
 * 5) What components make up a coral reef ecosystem?
 * 6) How does a coral reef form?

4. Watch the //Nature// video "Coral Reefs" to reinforce the information in the presentation.

5. Go to NOAA's Interactive Reef website. Click on the picture below to access the site. As you move your mouse to hover over the image, ten of the species will 'light up' as you pass the mouse over them. By clicking on these species, an information page is brought up. The page includes a photograph of that species, a fact about it, its role in a reef ecosystem, and a threat to the species. Select two species and be prepared to share the species' information in a **Discussion** post in Laulima.

For additional species information, use the //National Geographic// Great Barrier Reef interactive website.

6. Go to **Discussion** in Laulima to post reflection from the presentation, video and two interactive websites.
 * Topic: Share the information (i.e. species name, fact about species, role in a reef ecosystem, and species threat) that you researched in the module using the NOAA Interactive Reef website.

7. Complete the following post-module survey.

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Assignments this week:
Week 1: Self Introductions ||=  ||= 10 || Pre-Module Survey ||=  ||= 10 || Week 1: Reef Interactive ||  ||= 10 || Post-Module Survey ||  ||= 10 ||
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