{"id":182736,"date":"2023-12-19T15:08:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=182736"},"modified":"2024-07-19T08:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:55:55","slug":"investigation-the-study-of-corals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/investigation-the-study-of-corals\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation: The Study of Corals"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Investigations\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-investigations\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-182827\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-182827\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/outreach\/ocean-classroom\/investigations\/\">Investigations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-182826\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-182826\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/investigation-the-study-of-corals\/\">Corals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-185825\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-185825\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/outreach\/ocean-classroom\/investigations\/investigation-coastal-erosion\/\">Coastal Erosion<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-185826\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-185826\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/outreach\/ocean-classroom\/investigations\/investigation-oceans-of-research\/\">Oceans of Research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<p>This investigation from University of Rhode Island&#8217;s Graduate School of Oceanography will explore three topics: (1) what coral is and where it lives, (2) types of coral and coral reefs, and (3) the threats corals face and efforts to conserve them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each topic is broken into two guiding questions, each of which is accompanied by two downloadable PDF&#8217;s: an Educator Guide and a Student Guide. The video resources can be viewed through YouTube or downloaded from Google Drive.<\/p>\n<p>This investigation is made possible by the Devereux Ocean Foundation, Inc.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><em>Topic 1: The What and Where of Coral<\/em><\/h2>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<p><strong>Guiding Question: What is coral?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guiding Question: Where do coral live?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_What-are-corals_Educator2.pdf\" title=\"\">Educator Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Where-do-corals-live_Educator2.pdf\" title=\"\">Educator Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_What-are-corals_Student.pdf\" title=\"\">Student Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Where-do-corals-live_Student.pdf\" title=\"\">Student Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video resource:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-video  \"><div class=\"poster\" id=\"oNyzJQtqPuw\" data-video=\"oNyzJQtqPuw\" data-platform=\"youtube\" data-showinfo=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/1-3.jpg\" alt=\"1\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section><em>Download this file <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1GPSeJaDyna97fEoLyywvypVWdgZiFNvL\/view?usp=sharing\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><em>Topic 2: Types of coral and reefs<\/em><\/h2>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<p><strong>Guiding Question: What types of coral exist?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guiding Question: What types of coral reefs exist?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Types-of-Corals_Educator2.pdf\" title=\"\">Educator Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Types-of-Reefs_Educator.pdf\" title=\"\">Educator Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Types-of-Corals_Student.pdf\" title=\"\">Student Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Types-of-Reefs_Student2.pdf\" title=\"\">Student Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video resource:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-video  \"><div class=\"poster\" id=\"Cix70fUhwu8\" data-video=\"Cix70fUhwu8\" data-platform=\"youtube\" data-showinfo=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Cix70fUhwu8\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section><em>Download this file <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Cf--c0j9_8Y4FRjBOLrs24_JzsPFu4vc\/view?usp=sharing\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<h2><em>Topic 3: Threats and conservation<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<p><strong>Guiding Question: What threatens coral reefs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guiding Question: How can we save coral reefs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Threats_Educator2.pdf\" title=\"\">Educator Guide<\/a> <a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Threats_Student.pdf\" title=\"\">Student Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Conservation_Educator2.pdf\" title=\"\">Educator Guide 1<\/a> &nbsp;<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Investigations_Conservation_Student.pdf\" title=\"\">Student Guide 1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Coral-Reefs_Educator_FINAL.pdf\" title=\"\">Educator Guide 2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video resource:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-video  \"><div class=\"poster\" id=\"7ECoDq76DBU\" data-video=\"7ECoDq76DBU\" data-platform=\"youtube\" data-showinfo=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/7ECoDq76DBU\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\"><em>Download this file <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1eZkF9ouVn619oEVADKJCR7g9jbD8VUQ8\/view?usp=sharing\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-video  \"><div class=\"poster\" id=\"yZiAicMP8es\" data-video=\"yZiAicMP8es\" data-platform=\"youtube\" data-showinfo=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/yZiAicMP8es\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Download this file <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ajeZnU-Y2NLM-pyQzxkdVMjuFFIUqqco\/view?usp=sharing\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>This Investigation is made possible by the Devereux Ocean Foundation, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This investigation from University of Rhode Island&#8217;s Graduate School of Oceanography will explore three topics: (1) what coral is and where it lives, (2) types of coral and coral reefs, and (3) the threats corals face and efforts to conserve them.&nbsp; Each topic is broken into two guiding questions, each of which is accompanied by 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