Year 3 use different materials to create beautiful coral reefs

We have loved using coloured paper and scrap materials to make coral reefs. At the same time, we have been finding out all about the different types, what creatures live in them and hiding the facts we have found in between the colourful corals.

The largest coral reef is The Great Barrier Reef in Australia - Victor

25% of fish species live in the reefs -Garima

Only 0.25% of the ocean is actually coral reef -Noah

The sea has to be tropical for coral to survive -Oscar

Coral is a living thing and when it is damaged it grows back really slowly -Lewis

Coral reefs protect the land from storms and hurricanes -Tushaan

You can get brain coral and organ coral -Nola

Boats damage coral with oil and anchors -Harry