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This ecosystem is characterized by regular innundation by salt water. Marine habitats include coral reefs of various types, sandy bottoms, areas where the reef drops steeply to great depths, and caves, caverns, and lava tubes. In traditional Hawaiian society, the ocean and marine life were as familiar as landforms and terrestrial life.

The Introduction and Units at a Glance  will give you an overview of this module and an idea of which unit or activity will work best for you.

• Unit 1: Riding the Currents
• Unit 2: Marine Relationships
• Unit 3: On the Edge: Living in the Intertidal Zone
• Unit 4: Keeping an Eye on Coral Reefs
• Unit 5: Marine Management

  Additional online resources for enrichment activities and further reading

Marine Unit  Entire Ecosystem Module (3.21 Mb)

Unit 1: Riding the Currents  

• Activity 1: Navigating the Currents  
  
• Activity 2: Dispersing on the Currents 
  
• Online video supplement: Coral Reefs: their health, our wealth
  

• Activity 1: Adaptation Concentration 
  
• Online Video Supplement:Coral reefs: oceanic oasis
• Activity 2: Marine Food Webs 
• Activity 3: Marine Life Scrapbooks 
  

Unit 3: On the Edge- Living in the Intertidal Zone  Entire Unit
Intertidal habitats, zonation, marine species, adaptations

• Activity 1: Intertidal Zonation   
  
• Activity 2: A Day in the Life- Skits About the Intertidal Zone 
  

Unit 4: Keeping an Eye on Coral Reefs   Entire Unit
Coral reef ecology, coral reef study and monitoring techniques

• Activity 1: Coral Reef Simulations  
  
• Activity 2: Keeping an Eye on Coral Reefs 
  

Unit 5: Marine Management  Entire Unit
Science-based management, conservation, current issues in marine management

• Activity 1: Weren't There More of Us? Game 
  
• Activity 2: Impacts of Aquarium Fish Collecting on Coral Reefs 
  
• Activity 3: Design a Monitoring Study 
  
• Activity 4: Marine-Management Research Topics 
• Appendix: Impacts of Aquarium Collectors on Coral Reef Fishes in Kona, Hawaii 

Additional online resources for enrichment activities and further reading. For more help finding and utilizing online web resources read web searching tips  for teachers.

• Aquatic Resources Education
  The Division of Aquatic Resources' Education Project provides posters, games, and other reference materials for enhancing understanding of Hawaii's aquatic environments, and developing responsible attitudes and a sense of stewardship toward these resources.
• The Polynesian Voyaging Society
  The Polynesian Voyaging Society provides links to classroom curricula and activities, and training for educators. URL: http://hokulea.org/
• Cigua-Check
  Cigua-Check sells a kit for checking fish for ciguatera. URL: http://www.cigua.com/
• Educational resources - B.E.A.C.H.
  Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii (B.E.A.C.H.) is an all volunteer non-profit organization that brings awareness and solutions to the problem of marine debris. URL: http://www.b-e-a-c-h.org/education.html
• Invasive Marine Algae
  The University of Hawaii Botany Department hosts a site on invasive marine algae. URL: http://www.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/invasive_algae/