Part of Ocean Literacy Principle 5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems. On this webpage there are resources about corals with a particular focus on soft corals.
This quiz by Encounter Edu, an award winning digital resource maker, tests your knowledge on corals, link. Click on "Start" and read the clues before touching the screen where you think the coral is in the image.
see this website for inspiration, link
Instead of using twizzlers, and adding the dots with a pen, have the students always use things that you can buy at the supermarket including sprinkles instead of pen markings.
Summary: We've learned about different types of corals and in particular the world of soft corals.
Q: What did you discover? How did it make you feel? Write in your ocean journal and do a beautiful drawing!