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Unit 11
Tech Exploration

To care, to cure and to secure

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Underwater pharmacies

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 Are coral reefs the underwater pharmacies of the 21st century? Many leading oceanographers, researchers and scientists believe so. In just about every corner of a coral reef, miraculous pharmaceuticals can be discovered. In fact, it is estimated that the likelihood of finding a new pharmaceutical product in the ocean, especially among coral reef species, may be 300-400 times more likely than isolating one from a terrestrial ecosystem.
 Why are coral reefs so abound in these life-saving substances? Well, the answer lies in the reef ecosystem lifestyle. Many coral reef organisms are slow movers and travel around the reef at a leisurely pace. Others, like corals themselves, cannot move at all and are permanently attached to the reef. These species do not have the luxury to protect themselves by transporting to safety but resort to chemical warfare instead. […]
 One problem with turning to marine organisms and coral reef species for life-saving products is that they're already facing a myriad of challenges that are threatening their very existence. […]
 We have always placed humankind as the hero, attempting to save and protect our ocean and all of its teeming life. It turns out, it is the ocean that is saving us.
Ellie Moore, Eat Blue, December 2020.
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From reef to labs

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Sea sponges and corals of the Great Barrier Reef, 2024.

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From labs to reef

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Scientist working on coral aquaculture, 2022.

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Communication

1-A
Describe the threats the reef is facing.
2-A
Explain why the reef is vital to mankind. Support your answer with evidence from documents 1 and 2.
3-A
Can mankind also be considered vital to the reef? In what ways? Give a specific example from document 3.
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Science

1-B
Read the text. Explain why the reef can be seen as a pharmacy. How does this change the way we consider our relationship with the ocean?
2-B
Watch the videos. Choose one of these topics: coral bleaching, corals in chemotherapy, coral breeding, then sketch a diagram to explain the process.
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Communication
Design a poster.

You're contributing to an awareness campaign for Ocean Day.
Design a poster that explains why the reef matters, how it can save lives, and what humans can do to preserve it.

Science
Give a presentation.

You're taking part in a science fair for Ocean Day.
Present and explain a diagram showing how the reef contributes to scientific progress through coral breeding, chemotherapy research, or reef restoration.
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