8-10 yrs old
11-13 yrs old
14-18 yrs old
Climate & Environment
Computer Science
Science
Four types of coral reefs exist on earth, model their unique design by creating sections in code and combining those functions to produce your reef
June 13, 2018
Reef types
Types of Reef Formations from Coral Reef Alliance
Expedition Web
NOAA Expedition Web on Coral Reefs
Worlds & MakeCode Files
Around the globe, there are four types of coral reefs, each with their own design relative to their aquatic environment. These types are Fringing Reefs, Barrier Reefs, Atolls, and Patch Reefs. Each type of reef has its own unique characteristics and only grows relative to the specific environment where it was formed.
Students will break into groups, and each group will be assigned a type of reef. Examples of reefs from each of the four types are below:
Each group will need to produce a presentation for their classmates on their type of reef. During these presentations, classmates will need to take notes as their background knowledge and compare between these reef types will be assessed. Working together, teacher and students should generate a rubric of expectations for the assignment, teachers can use this to assess the work and students can use this to guide their
Students will use Minecraft: Education Edition and MakeCode to create several clusters of coral and will label each cluster with a function name
Using the above clusters, students will create a program that moves The Agent around a Minecraft world and places these coral clusters, producing their group’s specific type of reef.
Students will use the Minecraft Structure Block to export a 3d model of their reef and import this model into a PowerPoint presentation on their type of reef.
Including the above work, student groups will present their learnings about each type of reef, how they are formed, where they are located on Earth, their Minecraft design work, and unique characteristics of the biodiversity and threats to the reef.
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