Blog 7: What's going on with The Great Barrier Reef

Video 1: "What is coral bleaching"
1. A coral larve that plants itself into the ground is called a polyp. To be considered a "coral" it must multiply into several polyps.
2. coral are sensative to change-like water temperature, even the slightest bit of temperature change effects their food supply.
3. coral bleaching occurs when the temperature of the water rises, and the coral lose most of their food, which gives them their color.
4. Due to climate change coral bleaching is happening now more than ever.
5. to reduce the impact of climate change we can use less energy by turning off lights that we aren't using, aviod unneccessary car exhaust, and reusing/recycling our stuff as much as possible.

Video 2: Why should we care:
1. The Reef is home to 15 hundred species of fish, 360 species of hard coral, 1/3 of the worlds soft coral, 22 species of sea birds, and 32 species of shore birds.
2. Climate change is responsible for warming our oceans
3. Storms break up coral reefs, floods pollute the reef, the fish move to other waters, and then the sea birds get less food.
4. To reduce climate change we buy enviormentally sustainable products, use windows instead of air conditioners, and donate things instead of sending them to a landfill

video 3/4: education about climate change:
1. I think that it benfited the class by learning this online instead of in class because it uses less of our class time talking about this when we can do it home. Also, we can learn the material on our own time. Unfortuneatly was busy with sports and other homework that I put this homework off until the day of, and it was relatively easy to do because it was due a month later.

2.For tourists I think they should watch the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVA-exmXfHE
because it has relayxing music, but it is sad and to the point, and I think a tourist would get the idea

For Foreigners not from Australia they should watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvsaWYFm1_A&feature=related
because it is a cartoon, so even if people don't speak English they would still be able to tell what they are trying to tell them by looking at the pictures.

For Adults from Australia they should watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhT59NUnjs
I think that it is important to show the Australian's a little bit more a serious video clip to show them an idea of what even they are doing to a natural wonder of the world in their home land, also adults are more mature and can handle something a little more difficult.