INQUIRY ADVENTURE:
H2OH!
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS: CORAL REEF
Overview
Welcome to Carnegie Science Center’s Inquiry Adventure: H2Oh!
Your curated experience is designed to provide your students with applied experiences to
supplement their understanding of key content areas related to water. On this page, you will find
questions related to the Omnimax movie: Coral Reef. You may choose to discuss these questions
with your students while they are visiting, watching, experimenting, or interacting with the many
activities here.
Materials Required
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Teacher Guide
Omnimax:
Coral Reef
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How do coral reefs form?
Why is the diversity in the coral reef important?
Why are there different types of corals in the reef?
Why do you think coral reefs are an important environment on our planet?
Why do you think people live near coral reefs?
What are some of the medical implications related to the animals and plants in
the reef?
Which animal that you saw in the movie did you find the most interesting?
Why?
What are some ways in which coral reefs are being harmed?
How did the movie make you feel?
Why do you think it’s important to photograph the reefs, as this movie did?
How do different species help to protect one another?
Do you think the beauty of the reef is helpful or harmful to its preservation and
health?
How does the role of larger animals in the reef differ from that of the smaller
animals?
What implications do you think a 2 degree rise in ocean temperatures has?
How does the logging industry along rivers have an impact on the ocean and
reefs?
What does the term “siltation” mean to you?
What are some of the differences between the ocean reefs in Fiji and the Great
Barrier Reef?
What do you think the term “fish nerd” means?
What do you think are some science jobs people hold related to coral reefs?
Additional Resources
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Additional Notes
-Bathrooms are on located every floor.
-Please use the ramps to move through
the museum and save the elevators for
those who need them.
-In general, you should arrive for shows
at least 10 minutes in advance of the
published start time.