Rebuilding Strategies

Initial Publication Date: August 12, 2008

Introduction

Construction of an artificial reef from hollow tile blocks. Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Commerce via Wikipedia Commons.

In this lab, you will:

  • outline a public education campaign that they feel will be most effective in convincing humans to preserve and promote the health of coral reefs

Look at Restoring Coral Reefs for a video of the reconstruction of damaged coral reefs.

Keeping Track of What You Learn

Throughout these labs, you will find two kinds of questions.
  • Checking In questions are intended to keep you engaged and focused on key concepts and to allow you to periodically check if the material is making sense. These questions are often accompanied by hints or answers to let you know if you are on the right track.
  • Stop and Think questions are intended to help your teacher assess your understanding of the key concepts and skills you should be learning from the lab activities and readings.
Your teacher will let you know which answers you should record and turn in.