Life on the Reef: A Live Expedition with the American Museum of Natural History
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- Appropriate grades
- 3–12
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science, environmental science, oceanography)
- Provider
- Discovery Channel
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“Marine biologists from across the United States have gathered in the Bahamas to study creatures along one of the world's largest barrier reefs. Subjects range from scavenger sea worms to brain coral, shell-less (and aptly named) nudibranches to sea turtles and sharks. And with NASA's support, the team is using images from space to track the varied species.”
At Life on the Reef from the Discovery Channel you can read a series of dispatches from marine biologists in the Bahamas that talk about "pirates" on the reef, conch fish, killer snails, and more. All of these dispatches are accompanied by colorful, underwater photography. There is also a photograph of the reefs taken from space that allows you to zoom in for a closer look.
You virtually dive the reef with the scientists to meet a variety of the sea creatures they encountered in their adventures. Visit the lagoon, the shelf, and the reef to see such strange creatures as the spider crab, the giant anemone, and the hawksbill turtle.
Read articles that feature the reefs and some of their amazing inhabitants and learn about the scientists that study them.
