Web Quest Sections
 Introduction
What
is a Coral Reef?
Adaptations
for Marine Organisms
Who
done it??
A mystery for you to solve!
Present
Your Findings
Links For Organisms:
Secrets
of the Ocean Realm
1. City in the Sea: grouper, reef shark, turtle, barracuda,
stingray
2. Venom: nudibranch, clown anemonefish, jellyfish, lionfish
3. Survival: sea turtle, octopus
4. Star Gardens: sea stars, sea urchin
5. Darkness: brain coral, lobster |
The Shedd
Aquarium - Explore by Animal
Scroll down the
list on the left side |
The Shedd Aquarium - Shedd Educational Adventures - Explorer's Guide
Click on Plants and Animals and Places: Land and Sea
|
Enchanted
Learning/ Oceans
Click on the pictures of ocean animals to get
more information.
Queen conch, krill, plankton, lobster, shrimp,
Portuguese Man o War (jellyfish), clams, crabs, dolphins, cuttlefish, angelfish,
sea stars |
Reef
News- Fishes
Angelfish, trumpetfish, Queen Triggerfish, Sergeant Major,lionfish,
stingray, parrotfish,
Red Hind fish, reef shark, King Angelfish, Blue Tang, yellow goatfish,
Nassau Grouper, Garibaldi, Black Jack, soldierfish, needlefish |
Reef
News- Critters
dolphin, loggerhead turtle, green turtle, lobster, Christmas Tree worm,
Flamingo Tongue snail, Vase sponge, Tube Sponge, Barrel sponge, Feather
Duster Worm |
Ocean
Link
Click on the inks listed. |
National Marine Sanctuaries - Photo Galleries
Click on the links for each sanctuary.
Try Florida Keys, Channel Islands, Gray's Reef, Monterey Bay
Photos with short descriptions: lobster, sea grass, Elkhorn coral,
sea fan, shrimp on brain coral, Christmas Tree Worm, Yellowtail Snapper,
Spotted Eagle Ray, Queen Angelfish, butterflyfish |
Fish
Identification Pictures
Photos of many types of fish: angelfish, butterfly fish, etc. |
Plankton- Nature Works
Information about plankton |
Florida
Fishing Guide
Many types of fish with pictures and descriptions-
groupers, yellowtail snapper, red snapper, jacks, jewfish, seabass |
|
When
you complete this part of the mission you should be able to:
 Identify
organisms that live in and around coral reefs.
Identify
adaptations that help specific organisms survive.
Create
a food web that shows the relationships between several organisms in a
coral reef.
Click here for the Scoring
Rubric
Part I
Identifying Organisms
1. Detective diver teams should
work together to identify each of the organisms in the pictures below.
Use this Identifying
Organisms Chart to record your answers.
You may use the links on this page,
any additional software your school has, books, magazines, and Wildlife
Fact File cards.
1. Zoop- - -k -on
|
2. - - - m - - e
|
3. P - r - - - fish
|
4. S - - F - -
|
5. N- - - b - - - - -
|
6. T - - - - - - fish
|
Bonus Pictures!!! Can You Identify These
Organisms Without Clues?
Bonus Picture # 1
|
Bonus Picture # 2
|
Part II
Researching An Organism
Each detective diver team should pick one of the pictured organisms or one from the list of additional organisms.
For the organism you have chosen,
use this template and:
-
Draw or insert a picture.
-
Write the name of the organism.
-
Identify the group to which it belongs.
(fish,
mollusk, algae, crustacean, plant, reptile, etc.)
-
List its diet and diagram its place
in a food chain or web. (what it eats and what eats it)
-
Describe how it is adapted to its
environment. (examples: adaptations to catch prey or to hide, escape
or protect itself; adaptations for movement; helpful relationship with
another organism)
Additional List of Organisms
| Lionfish |
Manta Ray |
Brain coral |
Clown Anemonefish |
| Shrimp or Banded Coral Shrimp |
Vase or Tube Sponge |
Entermorpha
(sea grass) |
Phytoplankton |
| Goby |
Sergeant Major Fish |
Butterflyfish |
Caribbean Reef Shark |
| Octopus |
Garibaldi fish |
Queen Conch |
Sea Urchin |
| Seahorse |
Triggerfish |
Nurse shark |
Goatfish |
| Blue Tang |
Krill |
Dolphin |
Stingray |
| Sea Turtle (Green, Leatherback, etc.) |
Elkhorn Coral |
Spotted Eagle Ray |
You may use the links on this page,
any additional software your school has, books, magazines, and Wildlife
Fact File cards. |
