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Reef Guardian Educational Resources
Reef Education Resources
Our curriculum aligned education resources cover a range of topics to teach and learn about the Reef including climate change, World Heritage and Cultural values, sustainability, wetlands, threats and biodiversity. Below you can find resources, including our Reef Beat poster series, unit plans, activity sheets, videos and much more!
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Monitoring of the Inshore Reef Regions - Fact Sheet

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program surveys and reports on the health of inshore coral, seagrass and water quality every year, and has done so for over 15 years. Information and results can be found in this document.
Monitoring water quality and the health of inshore coral reef and seagrass habitats is essential to understanding the resilience of the entire Great Barrier Reef.

Subjects: Ecosystems and Habitats, Water Quality

Rapid Monitoring - Flow Chart Guide

A flow chart to take you through the main steps of submitting your rapid monitoring data.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid Monitoring - How to Guide for Teachers

A step-by-step guide outlining how to input your data into the Eye on the Reef database from your rapid monitoring survey's.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid monitoring - Answers Sheet

Answer sheet for all Rapid Monitoring review questions and final exam.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid monitoring - Final Exam

An exam to test your knowledge on the Rapid Monitoring module series.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid monitoring - Module 4 Review Questions

Test your knowledge of module four with these review questions.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef
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What is the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program?

Watch this video to get a better understanding of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program.

Subjects: Climate Change, Ecosystems and Habitats, Extreme Weather, Responsible Reef Practices, Water Quality

What does it mean to be a Master Reef Guide?

Master Reef Guides are recognised as the world’s leading reef guides, interpreters and story tellers sharing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. These reef ambassadors can provide up-to-date information on the Reef, share stories of the magical World Heritage Area, and explain what you can do to make a difference.

Subjects: Human uses on the Reef

Coral spawning-this is the most important event of the year for the Great Barrier Reef

Video of one of the most spectacular events on the Great Barrier Reef, the annual synchronised spawning of corals.

Subjects: Human uses on the Reef

Don't let your litter bug our Reef

We all have a part to play reducing marine debris across the Great Barrier Reef. Plastic bags, discarded fishing gear, plastic and glass bottles, rubber thongs, aerosols and drink cans can harm wildlife and pose a navigational hazard.

Subjects: Responsible Reef Practices

Going fishing? How zoning helps hook you a catch.

A video explaining how zoning works and how it can help you catch fish.

Subjects: Responsible Reef Practices

Indigenous Ranger Training on the Reef

A video explaining Indigenous Reef Ranger training. This ranger training aims to cross-pollinate traditional knowledge with Western science to protect Indigenous heritage values and ultimately, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Subjects: First Nations Peoples
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What is the Reef Health snapshot

Gain an understanding of many agencies working together to monitor and help conserve the Great Barrier Reef.

Subjects: Climate Change, Ecosystems and Habitats, Responsible Reef Practices

How to use Eye on the Reef app

Wanting to learn more about the Eye on the Reef App and how to use it?

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

These students are living and learning on the Reef

Meet 'Milla and Ziggy' as they explore the Great Barrier Reef region.

Subjects: Climate Change, Ecosystems and Habitats, Marine Debris, Responsible Reef Practices, Human uses on the Reef

What is the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program?

Watch this video to get a better understanding of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program.

Subjects: Climate Change, Ecosystems and Habitats, Extreme Weather, Responsible Reef Practices, Water Quality

What does it mean to be a Master Reef Guide?

Master Reef Guides are recognised as the world’s leading reef guides, interpreters and story tellers sharing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. These reef ambassadors can provide up-to-date information on the Reef, share stories of the magical World Heritage Area, and explain what you can do to make a difference.

Subjects: Human uses on the Reef

Coral spawning-this is the most important event of the year for the Great Barrier Reef

Video of one of the most spectacular events on the Great Barrier Reef, the annual synchronised spawning of corals.

Subjects: Human uses on the Reef
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These students are living and learning on the Reef

Meet 'Milla and Ziggy' as they explore the Great Barrier Reef region.

Subjects: Climate Change, Ecosystems and Habitats, Marine Debris, Responsible Reef Practices, Human uses on the Reef

What is the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program?

Watch this video to get a better understanding of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program.

Subjects: Climate Change, Ecosystems and Habitats, Extreme Weather, Responsible Reef Practices, Water Quality

Keeping an Eye on the Reef

Live panel discussion about the Eye on the Reef monitoring and assessment program and what we do with all the data contributed.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Controlling crown-of-thorns starfish

Live panel discussion on how we manage outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish and how you can get involved.

Subjects: Responsible Reef Practices

Taking a social ecological approach to science for management

Live panel discussion exploring how we consider the social benefits and impacts to the Great Barrier Reef.

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Protecting Reef biodiversity

Live panel discussion on some of the amazing biodiversity found on the Great Barrier Reef and how we work to protect this variety of life!

Subjects: Endangered Species