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    • Living Seawalls - Growth and Survival of Living Things
    • Living Seawalls - Marine and Civil Engineering
    • Living Seawalls - HPGE STEAM Program
    • Kelp Forests
    • Darling Harbour Precinct
    • Earth's Natural Systems
    • Human-Environment Interactions
    • Geographical Investigation
    • Environmental Change
    • Oceanography
    • Estuarine Studies
    • Life In The Sea
    • Earth's Environments
  • Resources
    • Case Studies
      • Sydney Estuary
      • Parramatta River
      • Darling Harbour Precinct
      • Gamay (Botany Bay)
      • Great Southern Reef
    • Habitats
      • Oyster Reefs
      • Seagrass
      • Mangroves
      • Saltmarsh
      • Rocky Shores
      • Coral Reefs
      • Kelp Forests
      • Tundra
    • Habitat Restoration
      • Living Seawalls
      • Operation Crayweed
      • Operation Posidonia & Seeds of the Sea
      • Project Restore
      • Sydney Seahorse Project
    • Research and Innovation
      • IMOS
      • Reef Design Lab
    • Skills & Fieldwork
      • Geographical Tools
      • Geographical Investigation & Fieldwork
      • Snorkelling
  • Projects
    • Living Seawalls School Hub
    • Streamwatch
    • Blue Schools Network
    • STEAM
      • Investigating Middle Harbour Creek
      • Eco-Engineering
    • Ocean Art
  • Professional Learning
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The Harbour School Sydney

Coral Reefs

Students will learn about corals and coral reef, their formation and the interactions within them; threats to coral reefs including climate change, and actions to reduce human impacts. They will experience hands on activities to explore marine life, hear from expert marine scientists about their research and projects.
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​This excursion will take place at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Chowder Bay.
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Syllabus Links

Marine Studies - Coral Reef Ecology
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  • Coral organisms
  • Requirements and conditions for corals
  • Types of corals
  • Coral reef formation
  • Types of reefs
  • Interrelationships found on coral reefs
  • Importance of coral reefs
  • Threats to coral reefs
  • Need for sound management and protection
Geography - Ecosystems and Global Biodiversity

Investigation of Coral Reefs

  • Characteristics of the ecosystem
  • Dynamics of ecosystem functioning,
  • Human-induced modifications
  • Responses and strategies,
  • The role of contemporary research and innovation in the sustainable management of the ecosystem and conditions for corals
Cost

$40 per student

Minimum booking size

Excursions need a minimum of 15 students to run, or a minimum payment of $550 plus GST.
Please contact us if you have a class smaller than 15 and we can try to combine with a second school.

Please submit a booking inquiry by completing the Booking Inquiry Google Form.
Booking Inquiry
Location
The Harbour School Sydney Pty Ltd
ACN 668 200 815


Corporate member: Australian Marine Science Association
Associate Member: National Marine Science Committee
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We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and recognise their continuing connection with, and knowledge about, land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.

Email: [email protected]
​Mobile: 0414398721
Office: 9716 0986
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  • Home
    • About Us
    • Staff
    • Educational Delivery Model
    • Cancellations & Changes
    • Past Events
    • Blog
    • Key Dates
    • Contact Us
  • Excursions
    • INCURSIONS
    • Living Seawalls - Growth and Survival of Living Things
    • Living Seawalls - Marine and Civil Engineering
    • Living Seawalls - HPGE STEAM Program
    • Kelp Forests
    • Darling Harbour Precinct
    • Earth's Natural Systems
    • Human-Environment Interactions
    • Geographical Investigation
    • Environmental Change
    • Oceanography
    • Estuarine Studies
    • Life In The Sea
    • Earth's Environments
  • Resources
    • Case Studies
      • Sydney Estuary
      • Parramatta River
      • Darling Harbour Precinct
      • Gamay (Botany Bay)
      • Great Southern Reef
    • Habitats
      • Oyster Reefs
      • Seagrass
      • Mangroves
      • Saltmarsh
      • Rocky Shores
      • Coral Reefs
      • Kelp Forests
      • Tundra
    • Habitat Restoration
      • Living Seawalls
      • Operation Crayweed
      • Operation Posidonia & Seeds of the Sea
      • Project Restore
      • Sydney Seahorse Project
    • Research and Innovation
      • IMOS
      • Reef Design Lab
    • Skills & Fieldwork
      • Geographical Tools
      • Geographical Investigation & Fieldwork
      • Snorkelling
  • Projects
    • Living Seawalls School Hub
    • Streamwatch
    • Blue Schools Network
    • STEAM
      • Investigating Middle Harbour Creek
      • Eco-Engineering
    • Ocean Art
  • Professional Learning
  • Careers