Fact Friday
The colorful mantis shrimp is no wimp. They can box far above their weight class due to their secret weapon. They store energy in their arm which allows them to strike with the power of a 22 caliber bullet. Check out this video to see one in action.
Mantis shrimp By Alexander Vasenin [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] 15 September 2010 via Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curious_mantis_shrimp_from_Gilli_Banta_reef.JPG.
For Students
Below are online student worksheets that will reinforce and extend the knowledge you will learn in each unit of the Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum. There are three types of worksheets: Lessons, Watch It! worksheets that accompany educational YouTube videos, and Read It! worksheets that accompany our blogs.