Curated OER
Coral Reefs, Polyps and Heads
Young scholars explore coral communities. They explore a coral polyp and build a coral head.
Curated OER
Feeding in the Flow
Students examine current flow and describe ways in which it may effect food of reef building corals. In this coral lesson students identify two environmental factors that may affect the morphology.
Curated OER
Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, and Roundworms
In this simple animals instructional activity, students review the characteristics of sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, and roundworms. This instructional activity has 12 matching questions.
Curated OER
Cnidarians
In this cnidarians worksheet, students will read 4 descriptions and identify each as either the polyp or medusa form of cnidarian. Then students will complete 3 short answer questions about the characteristics of cnidarians. Finally,...
Curated OER
Make an Edible Coral Reef
Students create an edible coral reef out of food and candy. In this Science lesson plan, students explore what a coral reef is and the coral reef's importance to the ecosystem. Additionally, students discover the different parts of a...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 2: Anatomy of Coral
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that investigates coral. In this activity, students will use a microscope to examine the feeding behavior of a hydra, a fresh-water relative of coral. They will also observe the characteristic...
American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society: Colorectal Cancer
After reading about the functions and jobs of a healthy colon and rectum, read about what happens when these parts of the human body become afflicted with cancer.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Cnidarians
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of cnidarians like jellyfish and corals.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Portuguese Man of War O Logy Card
Turn over this interactive card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about the Portuguese man-of-war, such as its diet, habitat, and physical characteristics.
University of California
Ucmp: Introduction to the Hydrozoa
This California State University Berkeley site offers a brief introduction to the hydrozoa.