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Students will work in groups to explore available data and research various aspects of climate change and then present their findings to the class.

These discussion prompts cover radiant energy coming to and from Earth, the effects of global warming on the land, ocean, atmosphere and on species, and possible methods of averting or adapting to climate change.

Students can search the Science News archive for the earliest stories on climate change and for techniques to combat it.

These questions focus on observations about Earth's surface temperature over time and reasons behind the changing climate.

These discussion prompts cover coral reproduction, photosynthesis and respiration, greenhouse gases, fluorescence and how communities can minimize their impacts on reefs.

Students will search the Science News archives for stories related to coral reef science and coral bleaching.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Rebuilding reefs."

Three activities give students the opportunity to use and interpret data to look for patterns in coral bleaching alerts.