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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef. Located a mere 60 meters below the sea's surface off the eastern coast of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef expands over an area greater than 23000 square kilometers. It is also one of the world's most complex and diverse ecosystems. Its animal inhabitants include:

· 1500 species of marine fish · 360 species of hard corals · 600 species of echinoderms (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers) · 500 species of seaweed · a variety of marine mammals (whales, dolphins, dugongs) · 6 species of marine turtles · 200 species of birds · 125 species of sharks (Source: 'Reef Facts') Marine Fish ** Well over one thousand species of fish inhabit the Great Barrier Reef. They include yellow-faced angelfishes, fusiliers, blue tuskfishes, cardinal fishes, tervallies, gobies, Mandarin fishes, manta rays, and tiger sharks. Hard corals form the backbone of the reef, but it wasn't until the mid-18th century that corals were recognized as animals, not (as previously thought) plants. Corals are remarkable creatures, forming vast colonies and habitats. The Great Barrier Reef is home to a wide variety of sponges (yellow burrowing sponge, tubular sponge, thick yellow fan sponge) and echinoderms (sea urchin, sea cucumber, blue sea star, brittle star). Numerous marine reptiles inhabit the reef including green sea turtles, loggerhead turtles, olive sea snakes, turtle-headed sea snakes. The marine mammals that frequent the reef include humpback whales, Irrawaddy river dolphins, minke whales, and spinner dolphins. Task: **Create a 3D Model of a Coral Reef Species** __ Requirements __ __ Resources __ [|Coral Reef Life] [|Australia Online Field Guide] [|Australian Fish] [|A Natural History of the Great Barrier Reef] [|Plants & Animals on the Great Barrier Reef] [|Dangers on the Reef]
 * Hard Corals **
 * Sponges and Echinoderms **
 * Marine Reptiles **
 * Marine Mammals **
 * Send Ms. Darrough a message in [|Engrade] stating what species you would like to create.
 * Create a lightweight, 3D, colorful, and creative Model of a Coral Reef Species.
 * In a Text Document type the classification for your species to include; Common Name, Scientific Name, and a 50-100 word description of your species.

__Approved Species to be Created__ Fish || Corals || Echinoderms/ Other || Mollusks || Seaweed || Marine Mammals || Marine Turtles || Marine Snakes || Birds || Sharks || Flame Angelfish - Tawdreca || Carnation Coral - Amanda || Blue Star Fish Sweety || Giant Clam - April || Great Kelp – Alex B || || Loggerhead Turtle– Katie || Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait - Stephanie || || Manta Rays - Bailey || Clownfish – Alexis || || Brittle Starfish - Dominique || Cone Shail – Alex M || Sea-grass - Taylor || || Sea Turtle - Seanean || Banded Sea Snake - Imani || || Blind Shark - Lela || Schooling Bannerfish - Megan || || Sea Urchin – Ashley R || || ||  ||  Leatherback Turtle – Thaier || Yellow Lipped Sea Krait - Tyler || || Tiger Shark - Mason || Rainford's Butterflyfish - Shenika || || Crown-of-thorns Sea Star – Chris J || || ||  ||  Olive Ridley Turtle - Shea || || ||  Bull Shark - Ciaran || Whitemargin Unicornfish - Diamond || || Sea Urchin - Tiffany || || ||  ||  Loggerhead Turtle – Ashley B || || ||  || Clark 's Anemonefish – Chris B || || Flying Guarad Seastar - Alyssa || || ||  ||  Green Sea Turtle - Zach || || ||  || Flying Gurnard - Deon || || Anemone – Jay Jay  || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || Clown Anemonefish - Chad || || Blue Ring Octopus - Marissa || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish – Alex H || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || Coral Trout - Altavia || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || Razorfish - John || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || Pink Anemonefish - Dawna || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || Purple Queen Anthias - Gabby || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || yellowtail scad - Hannah || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || Redbreasted Maori Wrasse - Tamariah || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||