Snorkel Smart
This piece of equipment allows you to breathe while your face is underwater.
What is a snorkel?
These underwater ecosystems provide food and shelter for thousands of marine species.
What are coral reefs?
This marine reptile is famous for having flippers and returning to beaches to lay its eggs
What is a sea turtle?
If a teacher or instructor gives you a safety instruction during an activity, this should be four first response.
What is follow the instruction?
During an overnight trip, this is the most important reason you should know where your group is.
What is safety?
These go on your feet and help you move through the water.
What are fins?
These tiny drifting organisms are an important food source for many marine animals.
What are plankton?
This large marine mammal is known for using echolocation to find prey.
What is a dolphin?
If you don't know whether something is safe, you should ask this person before doing it.
What is a teacher, instructor, or responsible adult.
If you accidentally damage something at your accommodation, you should do this even if nobody saw you.
What is tell an adult and take responsibility?
If water gets inside your mask, you should stay calm and use this technique to get the water out.
What is clearing your mask?
Corals have a relationship with microscopic algae that provide them with energy through this process.
What is photosynthesis?
These animals are relatives of sea stars and often have five arms.
What are sea stars/starfish?
Your friends want to leave the designated area without permission. You should do this.
What is staying with the group?
Sneaking out of your room at night is dangerous because adults may not know this.
What is where are you / where to find you?
You should never stand on or touch these living organisms on a coral reef.
What are corals?
When corals become stressed and lose their colorful algae, they undergo this process.
What is coral bleaching?
Although they look like plants, these animals are actually closely related to sea anemones.
What are corals?
A friend tells you to break a rule because "everyone else is doing it." This is not a good reason because you should prioritize this.
What is safety/responsibility?
Your roommate is having a problem but asks you to keep it secret from the teachers. If it involves safety, you should do this.
What is tell a responsible adult?
You're snorkeling and your mask leaks badly. Your friend says "Just keep swimming!" What are two responsible things you should do?
Stop/stay calm, signal an instructor/adult, clear or adjust the mask, and/or return to a safe location.
A reef has plenty of fish but almost all of the coral has disappeared. Would you still consider it a healthy coral reef ecosystem? Explain your reasoning.
Probably not. Coral provides habitat and supports many organisms, so losing coral can negatively affect biodiversity and the food web.
You see a turtle while snorkeling. A friend swims directly toward it to get a close-up view. What could be wrong with this decision?
It could stress or disturb the turtle, alter its behavior, or cause it to flee.
Your friends are pressuring you to do something you know is against the rules. Give TWO different ways you could respond without starting an argument.
Say no, explain that you don't feel comfortable, suggest another activity, leave the situation , or tell an adult.
Your group is running late for an activity. A friend suggests skipping the safety briefing so everyone can get started. What should you do, and why?
Attend the briefing because safety information may be essential to the activity.