Coral press conference

Lesson overview:


Learning outcomes:

  • Communicate findings using primary and secondary sources
  • Choose an appropriate format and style based on a real purpose and audience
  • Explain one’s own and others’ views about environmental change

Lesson steps

  1. Why do we need to share our findings? (10 mins)
    Explain that expeditions have to share their findings with a wider audience. Not everyone can go visit the coral reef, so the team that does visit always shares their discoveries once they return.
  2. Communicating your discovery (45 mins)
    Work with students to produce a report of their findings from their coral expedition. These could be presented using a variety of formats and some templates are provided.
  3. Coral press conference (5 mins)
    Decide with students where they will share their reports. This could be at a school assembly, parents’ evening or with local media.