Stage 2 Great Barrier Reef Blog Post 2

1/11/2010

Hi Stage 2,

Well done on finding your next post!

Today we will be using KIDCYBER to search for information.
Remember to take notes and organise your answers before you post.

Challenge One

Locate the web page for the Great Barrier Reef. ( Hint- Click on the map of Australia)

1. How long is the Great Barrier Reef?
2. What is coral made by?

Challenge 2

3. What are polyps?
4. Write down two facts you have learnt about polyps.

Challenge 3

5. What is the difference between a Fringing reef and a Barrier reef?
6. What are the Seven Natural Wonders of the World?
Choose one of these to research and send in two interesting facts.

42 Comments

Taqi & Emre

2/11/2010 03:27:20 am

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2000km.
2. The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.
3. A polyp is a tiny carnivorous animal that lives in the sea.
4.The polyp is related to anomone and consists of a stomach with a mouth at one end.

Ayesha and Te

2/11/2010 03:28:36 am

1. The coral stretches for 2,000
kilometres.
2. The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.
3.Polyps are tiny animals.
4.We learnt that polyps are tiny animals. We learnt about how polyps are made.
5. We learnt that polyps built the reef.
6. The seven natural wonders of the world are:

Mount Everest in Nepal

Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe

Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA

Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Northern Lights

Paricutin volcano in Mexico

Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jada and Doris

2/11/2010 03:29:13 am

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2000 killmetres long and is 180 metres high in some places.

2.The coral is made of tiny animals called polyps.

Amy and Halima

2/11/2010 03:30:04 am

1.It is 2000 kilometers long and is 180 metres high in some places.
2.The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.
4.We have learnt what polyps are and they live in colonies and can kill each other

Faizan & Kubra

2/11/2010 03:30:47 am

Hi Mrs Clift,

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 km long.
2.The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.
3.Polyps are millions of tiny carnivorous (meat eating) animals.
4.We know that Polyps live in groups called colonies.We also know that polyps cannot move from their limestone homes.

Don and Gokcem

2/11/2010 03:31:31 am

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2000 kilomiters long
2.Coral is made of tiny polpos and animals.
3.Polyps are tiny carnivours creatures.
4.I leant about a tiny carnivours polpos.D

Alaa & Saja

2/11/2010 04:06:57 am

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000km long.
2.The coral is made by tiny animals called Polyps.
3.Polyps are tiny animals.
4.Polyps are related to anemone and the tenticals are coverd in tiny stinging cells.
6. The seven natural wonders are: Mount Everest in Nepal

Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe

Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA

Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Northern Lights

Paricutin volcano in Mexico

Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jordan and Imdad

2/11/2010 04:07:02 am

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2000km long.
2.The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.
3.Polys are millions of tiny carnivorous (meat eating) animals.
4.We learnt that polyps are related to the anemone, and consists of a stomach with a mouth at one end. Polyps cannot move from their limestone homes.

Shihab,Kelefalah

2/11/2010 04:07:54 am

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2000 kilometres long.
2.Coral is made by tiny animals called
polyps.
3.Polyps are tiny animals that eat meat.
4.Polyps are tiny animals that eat meat and also the crown-of-thorns eat coral polyps.

Razia and Zubina

2/11/2010 04:08:08 am

1 The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 kilometers.
2 Coral is made out of millions of tiny carnivorous(meat eating)animals called Polyps.
3 The polyp is related to the anemone,and consists of a stomach with a mouth at one end.

Shojaat & Moustafa

2/11/2010 04:08:34 am

1. In 1981 it was 2,011km but in 2010 it is 2,000km that means that it lost 11km.
2.The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.
3.A polyp is a meat eating animal.
4. We have learnt that polyps are meat eating animals and they make coral.

Bassil.

2/11/2010 04:09:11 am

1. The GBR is about 2,000km long.
2. The coral was made by tiny animals called polyps.
3.Polyps are meat eating animals.
4.I have learnt that polyps are meat-eaters and they make coral.

jawairia

2/11/2010 04:09:27 am

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 long.
2.The Coral is made of tiny animals called polyps.
3.Polyps are millions of tiny carnivorous (meat-eating) animals.
4.I have learnt that Polyps are meat-eating animals and are tiny.
5. A fringing reef is formed where coral polyps settle and grow close to the shore. If the land sinks or the sea rises, the polyps build upwards and a barrier reef is formed.

Gulalay 4/3V

3/11/2010 08:48:36 am

Hello Mrs Clift

1.The Great Barrier Ree is 2,000 kilometres long.

2.Coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.

3.polyps are millions of tiny carnivorous (meat eating) animals.

4.Polyps cannot move from their limestone homes and one polyp can become a colony of 25,000 polyps in 3 years.

5.The difference between a fringing reef and barrier reef is that a fringing reef is formed where coral polyps settle and grow close to the shore and a barrier reef is formed if the land sinks or the sea rises,then the polyps build upwards and a barrier reef is formed.

6.The seven wonders of the world are:

1. Mount Everest in Nepal
2. Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe
3. Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
4. Great Barrier Reef in Australia
5. Northern Lights
6. Paricutin volcano in Mexico
7. Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fact: The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil and was created by erosion from the Atlantic Ocean and is also known as Guanabara Bay.

The Harbour is surrounded by gorgeous granite monolith mountains that include the famous Sugar Loaf Mountain at 1,296 feet (395 m), Corcovado Peak at 2,310 feet (704 m), and the hills of Tijuca at 3,350 feet (1021 m). Visitors will also experience numerous islands including Governor's island, Fundao and Snakes Island.

Fact: The Grand Canyon is a massive gorge located in the state of Arizona in the United States, and was created by the Colorado River. Although not the steepest nor the longest canyon in the world, the Grand Canyon is recognized as a natural wonder because of the overall scale and size combined with the beautifully colored landscape. The canyon offers a variety of lookouts and experiences that provide visitors with a view that cannot be matched.

Fact: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world with the summit reaching a peak of 29,029 feet (8,848 m). It is located in the Himalayan mountain range on the border between Nepal and Tibet, China.

Fact about Paricutin: A cinder cone volcano.
Official height varies reported as 9,101 feet (2,774 meters) or 10,397 feet (3,000 meters)
Last erupted in 1952
Youngest in America and birth witnessed by a human.

MAHIN 4/3V

4/11/2010 11:50:47 am

Dear Mrs Clift,

I know that...

1.The Great Barrier Reef is in the sea.

2.It is made of coral.

3.The coral stretches for 2,000 kilometres.

4.The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.

5.The Reef is home to many sea creatures.

6.The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world. It is 2 000 kilometres long, and is 180 metres high in some places.

7.
The Great Barrier Reef is not in fact one single reef, but a system of about 3 000 individual coral reefs and islands stretching from Cape York to Gladstone off the Queensland coast.

8.Coral reefs are also found in other warm Australian waters.

9.The Reef is home to a huge variety of fish and other sea creatures.

10.Scientists have recorded more than 1,500 species (kinds) of fish living in the Great Barrier Reef.

11.The Great Barrier Reef was declared a marine park in 1976, and was listed as a World Heritage site in 1981.

12.Like any coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef can be killed because it is made up of living creatures.

13.It can be seen from outer space, and is considered to be one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World.

The Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

1.Mount Everest in Nepal
2.Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe
3.Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
4.Great Barrier Reef in Australia
5.Northern Lights
6.Paricutin volcano in Mexico
7.Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

By Mahin

Rithe 4/3H

6/11/2010 04:50:01 am

Dear Mrs Clift,

I know that....

The Great Barrier Reef is in the sea.
It is made of coral.
The coral stretches for 2,000 kilometres.
The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.
The Reef is home to many sea creatures.

It is 2 000 kilometres long, and is 180 metres high in some places.

It can be seen from outer space, and is considered to be one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World.

The Great Barrier Reef is not in fact one single reef, but a system of about 3 000 individual coral reefs and islands stretching from Cape York to Gladstone off the Queensland coast. Coral reefs are also found in other warm Australian waters.

The Seven Natural Wonders Of The World

1.Mount Everest in Nepal

2.Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe

3.Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA

4.Great Barrier Reef in Australia

5.Northern Lights

6.Paricutin volcano in Mexico

7.Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I hope you liked my discription!

Razia 4/3R

16/11/2010 12:49:06 am

1.The great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world. It is 2 000 kilometres long.
2. Coral is made by millions of tiny carnivorous (meat eating) animals called polyps.
3.The polyp is related to the anemone,and consists of a stomach with a mouth at one end.
4.Polyps cannot move from their limestone homes.The other thing I have learnt about polyps is that the tentacles of a polyp are covered with tiny stinging cells.

Saud & Haiwad (4/3S)

18/11/2010 01:41:02 am

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2000 km long.

2. The coral reef is made by tiny animals called polyps.

3. The polyps are related to the anemone and it has lots of tentacles around its mouth.

4. The polyps are related to the anemone, the tentacles are covered with tiny stinging cells.

Bill (4/3S)& Mohammed (4/3S)

18/11/2010 01:41:48 am

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 kilometeres long.

2.The coral is made from tiny animals called polyps.

3.Polyps are tiny meat eating animal.

4.We have learnt that polyps are related to the anemone and they mostly hunt at night.

5.The diffrence between a fringing reef and a coral reef is a fringing reef is formed where coral polyps settle and grow close to the shore. If the land sinks or the sea rises, the polyps build upwards and a barrier reef is formed and a coral reef is a reef with lots of coral.

Jasmine, Tahlia(4/3H)

18/11/2010 01:42:04 am

Dear Mrs Clift

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2000 kilometres long.

2.The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.

3. Polyps are related to the anemone,and consists of a stomach with a mouth at one end.

4. The tentacles are covered with tiny stinging cells, and when a small creature brushes against the tentacles, it is killed.

amana and marwa 4/3S

18/11/2010 01:43:13 am

hi stage 2

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 kilometer's long.

2. The corel is made up of tiny animal's called polyps.

3. Polyps are anemon and consists of a stomach with a mouth at one end.

4. Polyps are tiny are tiny stinging cells.The word polyp's in greek mean's many feet.

Rachel (4/3S) Zainab (4/3S)

18/11/2010 01:43:51 am

Hi stage 2!

It's us the super brain working kids from 4/3S. GREAT BARRIER REEF INFO

1. The Great Barrier reef is 2,000km long.

2. Coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.

3. Polyps are related to the anemone and consist with a mouth at one end.

4.Polyps cannot move from their limestone homes. The other fact we learnt about polyps is the tentacles are covered by tiny stinging cells.

We have finished our mission, we hope you enjoyed and learnt new facts about the Great Barrier Reef.

By the super brain working kids in 4/3S, thank you!!!

Mariam (4/3H) & Hadiqa (4/3S)

18/11/2010 01:44:16 am

Hello Stage 2,

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 km

2. Coral are made of tiny animals called polyps.

3. Polyps live in groups called colonies.

4. The tentacles are covered with tiny stinging cells.

Robert 4/3S & Muneeb 4/3H

18/11/2010 01:44:33 am

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 km long.

2. The coral is made out of tiny living creatures called polyps.

3.A polyp is related to an anemone.

4. The mouth of a polyps is surrounded by a lot of tentacals.The polyp got its name from the Greek people,the polyp means 'many feet' in Greek.

Sarah 4/3S Sitara 4/3H

18/11/2010 01:45:03 am

Hi everyone

We know...

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 km long.

2.Coral is made by tiny animals called Polyps.

3.Polyps are tiny animals that make coral.

4.Polyps are related to anemone.Polyps live in groups called colonies.

5.The seven wonders of the world are Mount Everest in Nepal

Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe

Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA

Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Northern Lights

Paricutin Volcano in Mexico

Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

By Sarah and Sitara

Vivek-4/3H & Umer-4/3S

18/11/2010 02:09:20 am

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 km longest.

2.The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.

Thank you for your attention.

By: Vivek and Umer

Stewart (4/3S) & Kerem (4/3H)

18/11/2010 02:10:13 am

Hi Mrs Clift,

1. How long is the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier reef is 2000 km long.

2. What is coral made by?
Coarl is made up of polyps.

From Stewart & Kerem

Iqra 4/3S

18/11/2010 02:13:22 am

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2000 km is long.

2.The coral is made of polyps.

form Iqra.

(Mohammad) (43/H) (Faiaz) (43/S)

18/11/2010 02:14:08 am

1.The GBR is located in Australia on the North of AUS in QLD.
2. THE GBR is the largest coral reef in the world.
3. The coral is made up of tiny animals
called polyps.
4.The reef is home to many sea creatures.

vasa,upekha

18/11/2010 02:14:36 am

Hi everyone,

This is what we know...

1. How long is the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 2,000 km.

2. What is coral made up of?
The coral is made of a tiny sea animals called polyps.

Vasa & Upekha

Hawraa & Elizabeth 4/3S

18/11/2010 02:45:46 am

Hello Stage 2
We are going to answer the questions

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000km long.

2.The coral reef is made up of tiny animals that are called polyps.

3.There are millions polyps they carnivorous(meat eating)animals.

from Elizabeth and Hawraa

Shiwani & Debbie (4/3H)

18/11/2010 02:45:57 am

HI Everyone

This is what we know...

1.The GBR is 2,000 km long.

2.The coral is made up of tiny animals called polyps.

3.Polyps are tiny animals that make corals.

4.Polyps are meat eaters and they are called colonies when they are in groups.

From. Debbie & Shiwani

Vincent (4/3S) & Brian (4/3H)

18/11/2010 02:46:43 am

Hello everybody

1.The Great Barrier Reef is 2,000 km long.

2.The coral is made of tiny animals called polyps.

3.Polyps are tiny animals that make coral.

4.Polyps are meat eating animals.
A group of poylps is called coloies.

Jessica & Houda 4/3H

18/11/2010 02:46:48 am

Hi everyone

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2,OOO km long.

2. Coral is made up of a tiny animals called polyps

3. Polyps are tiny animals that make coral.

Arshad{43/S}and Rafey{43/H]

18/11/2010 02:47:27 am

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef.It is 2011km long and it is in the coast of Qeensland.

Asra & mariam (4/3S)

18/11/2010 02:47:39 am

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2000km long.

2.The coral is made by tiny animals called polpys.

3.A polaps is related to the anemone, and consists of a stomach with a mouth at the end.

Huma 4/3H

18/11/2010 02:48:04 am

Hi everyone,

1.The Great Berrier Reef is 2000km long.

2.The coral is made of tiny creatures wich live in the Great Berrier Reef called polyps.

3.The polyps is a coral anemone with astomach and a mouth at an other end of its body.

4.Polyps is a Greek name meaning many legs.The mouth is surrounded by a number of tenticals.

From Huma

Iqra 4/3S

18/11/2010 11:35:39 am

1. The Great Barrier Reef is 2000 km long.
2.The coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.
3.A polyp is a tiny carnivorous animal that lives in the sea.
4.Polyps cannot move from their limestone homes.The other fact we learnt about polyps is the tentacles are covered by tiny stinging cells.Polyps are part of a group known as cnidarians.

debbie (4/3H)

19/11/2010 10:13:46 am

HI everyone

This is what I know...

1.The GBR is 2,000 km long.

2.Coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.

3. polyps are tiny animals that make coral.

4.Polyps are called colonies when they are in groups and they are meat eaters.

5. The diffrence between a fringing reef and a coral reef is a fringing reef is formed where coral polyps settle and grow close to the shore. If the land sinks or the sea rises, the polyps build upwards and a barrier reef is formed and a coral reef is a reef with lots of coral.

6.
1.Mount Everest Nepal

2.GBR

3.Paricutin volcano in Mexico

4.Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe

5.Northern Lights

6.Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA

7.Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The GBR is the largest coral reef in the world and the GBR is in Australia.

THANK YOU , VERY MUCH HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

From. Debbie

Mrs Clift

19/11/2010 01:13:08 pm

Great work Debbie! Well done.

Debbie ( 4/3H )

23/11/2010 09:38:27 am

(HI everyone

This is what I know...

1.The GBR is 2,000 km long.

2.Coral is made by tiny animals called polyps.

3. polyps are tiny animals that make coral.

4.Polyps are called colonies when they are in groups and they are meat eaters.

5.
6.
1.Mount Everest Nepal

2.GBR

3.Paricutin volcano in Mexico

4.Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe

5.Northern Lights

6.Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA

7.Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Great Barrier Reef is not in fact one single reef, but a system of about 3 000 individual coral reefs and the GBR is the largest coral reef in the world and the GBR is in Australia.

THANK YOU , VERY MUCH HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

From Debbie

Faiaz (4/3S)

5/12/2010 12:02:34 pm

1.How long is the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is 2000km long which is very long just thing about it.
2.What is coral made of?
Do you know that coral is made up of the coral is made of tiny animals that are called polyps.

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