Wonder Wednesday 3/30/16 by Megan Skogstad https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg Read the article about coral and write a summary about what it was about. Be sure to include 6 wonder words in your summary. Include a picture of coral. en-us 2016-03-31 13:08:54 UTC 2025-10-02 09:35:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/earth.jpg Wonder Wednesday megan_skogstad https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103436123 Read the wonder below and summarize. Don't forget a picture! 

]]> 2016-03-31 13:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103436123 wonder words megan_skogstad https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103437391 2016-03-31 13:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103437391 Bella https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103442288 A lot of people think paradise having activities like swimming in a lush reef on a tropical island and seeing lots of coral.  But not a lot of people really know what coral is.  Coral is an invertebrat.  They have a simple  stomach and stinging tentacles.  When coral is made very microscopic animals are involved.  There are things called polyps that make coral look like a rock and they turn it into limestone.  Coral has roots that permanently attach it to the sandy beach floor.  Their surroundings are an aquatic paradise. Now you know all about coral and the next time you see it you don't have to wonder about what it is.]]> 2016-03-31 13:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103442288 AIDAN- Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103442334 Beautiful, colorful, coral... But what is it? A colorful rock? A life form? Coral ARE living life forms, and they live in TROPICAL AQUATIC PARADISES. Coral consists of a mouth and STOMACH, and capture MICROSCOPIC organisms for food with tiny TENTACLES. On coral, there sure thousands of tiny creatures called polyps. These polyps capture calcium from sea water, and change it into limestone, giving coral it's stony look. Coral also PERMANETLY attach themselves the ocean floor.  Underwater forests...]]> 2016-03-31 13:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103442334 Elliot-coral reef 🐠 https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103442564 People think of the coral reef as a paradise. It tells you about how you can't  tell what type of coral it is cause of its face and it roots to the ocean floor. Coral have a limestone shell to protect themselves. They are not only plants they are invertebrates they have small tenticales that grab food from the water.]]> 2016-03-31 13:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103442564 Shaun/Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103443611 What is coral? A coral is an aquatic invertebrate animal. It also has roots so a lot of people think it is a plant even though it isn't. They live in tropical paradises. They also have a limestone shell to protect themselves. Coral also sorta permanently attach themselves to the ocean floor. Finally, coral eats microscopic organisms for food. To conclude, Coral reefs are amazing animals that deserve respect]]> 2016-03-31 13:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103443611 James😜🙈🏈/Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103443625 A lot of people like sunny days and swimming and coral but what is coral? You might wonder are they alive or are they plants or are they just a colorful rock? Well, the answer is there invertebrate animals. Instead of making its own food like plants Coral have little arms that they use to catch food. Coral belong to the jellyfish group. Coral is made up of hundreds even thousands of polyp. ]]> 2016-03-31 13:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103443625 Adithya ---- Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103443822 What is coral?   Coral is a aquatic creature that is a invertebrate.  Coral is made up of different microscopic coral creatures called polyps.  Coral has a simple stomach with a mouth of stinging tentacles.  Coral can't produce food on their own, they use there arm like tentacles to catch food.  Coral is usually found in tropical paradise, such as a coral reef.]]> 2016-03-31 13:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103443822 Aden/Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103443853 When you think of a tropical paradise you might think of the ocean and if you think of the ocean you might think of a coral reef. Some people think that coral is a plant some think it's a rock but if you ask a scientist they would say it is a invertebrate animal. And that is what coral is.]]> 2016-03-31 13:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103443853 Mary/ Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103444622      Coral can't be recognized by  it's FACE, unlike other animals in a TROPICAL, AQUATIC PARIDISE. It my look like ROCKS or a plant, but it is actually an animal.

     Let's say that you were diving  in an amazingly LUSH area on a beach. You look at your SURROUNDNGS and see coral.  What would come to mind for you?]]> 2016-03-31 13:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103444622 Wonderopolis https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103444674 When you think of paradise, what comes to mind? Although the answer is sure to be different for everyone, many people likely share a vision of paradise that includes warm, sunny days spent on pristine tropical beaches.

If your idea of paradise includes sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters, then you would likely spend hours each day swimming and diving in your lush aquatic surroundings. In addition to playing amongst fishes all the colors of the rainbow, you'd probably also enjoy the sight of long stretches of coral reefs.

As you swim past and emxamine the corals up close, you might begin to WONDER exactly what they are. They appear to be alive, yet they also look a lot like rocks. The way they're rooted to the ocean floor also makes them resemble plants. So are they animals, plants, or rocks?

Scientists will tell you that corals are indeed invertebrate animals. They belong to the colorful group of animals known as Cnidaria, which also includes jellyfish and sea anemones. These interesting creatures consist of a simple stomach and a single mouth surrounded by stinging tentacles.

Corals cannot make their own food like plants. Instead corals possess tiny arms that look like tentacles. They use these to capture food in the water around them.

Unlike most other animals, corals can't be recognized by their faces or any distinct body parts. In fact, a structure that we would refer to as a piece of coral is usually made up of hundreds or even thousands of tiny coral creatures known as polyps.

Each polyp has a soft body. To survive in its aquatic environment, each polyp extracts calcium from seawater and converts it to a solution of calcium carbonate that it secretes around itself. The solution hardens to form a limestone outer skeleton. As the skeletons of thousands and thousands of polyps attach to each other, they form coral reefs and take on a distinctive, rock-like appearance.

Corals are sessile. That means they attach themselves permanently to the ocean floor. Taking root to the ocean floor isn't the only thing that makes them seem like plants, though.

Corals share a special symbiotic relationship with plant-like algae called zooxanthellae that live within their tissues. The microscopic algae process a coral's metabolic waste to use during photosynthesis. In turn, the algae remove waste and produce oxygen and food that corals need to thrive.

Scientists estimate this relationship between corals and zooxanthellae has existed for over 25 million years. In fact, they believe it's the reason coral reefs are the largest living structures on Earth, rivaling old-growth forests in their longevity.]]> 2016-03-31 13:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103444674 Sasha A/ Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445131 So what exactly is coral? Is this aquatic creature a plant, animal, or rock? If you ask the scientists, they will tell you that they are indeed invertebrate animals, which consist of a stomach, a mouth, and tentacles. They use these to capture microscopic creatures. Coral is made up of tiny little creatures called polyps. Polyps have hard outer skeletons. When many attach, they take on a rock-like appearance and form coral reefs. Coral reefs may be the longest living things on Earth. Now you know about coral, so if you see it, you don't have to wonder- is it a plant, animal, or rock?]]> 2016-03-31 13:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445131 Adam/Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445167 When you think of paradise you probably think of sandy beaches, clear water, It looks like a plant, a rock, and an animal but wich one is it? It's an animal. Coral are made of thousands of tiny animals known as polyps. Polyps]]> 2016-03-31 13:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445167 Andrew https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445242 Coral reefs are invertebrate animals. They are in a group of species called the Cnidaria. Coral reefs get food by using there tiny tiny  tentacles to snatch food around them. Around there mouth they have stinking tentacles. Coral reefs are made up of tiny creatures called polyps. Polyps have soft body's. A coral reef can have thousands of polyps. Coral reefs are sessile.]]> 2016-03-31 13:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445242 Cameron- Coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445262 What do you think should be PARADISE? It could be all you can eat ice cream, or a warm, sandy beach. But imagine coral REEFS.If you're at the beach diving in the LUSH AQUATICS you would probably run into a coral REEF. They look like they are water ROCKS ROOTED to the ground.

But what is coral? A beautiful ROCK, a living thing? Coral is an INVERTEBRATE, they belong to a colorful group called Cnidaria as well as jellyfish. They are basically just a STOMACH and a mouth. They are made of thousands of polyps. I learned something and I hope you did too]]> 2016-03-31 13:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445262 🅐🅝🅓🅨  C͎O͎R͎A͎L͎ https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445357 V̆ S̆ŭm̆m̆ăr̆y̆ ŏf̆ c̆ŏr̆ăl̆ ărt̆ic̆lĕ:V̆

So what is coral? A ocean butification project? A random placement of rocks? Well really it is a ton of microscopic organisms that live in a tropical  environment because of the warm surroundings that you could call paradise. These lush  formations of rocks are called reefs the 



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]]> 2016-03-31 13:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445357 Harshan-Coral  https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445375 So what is coral. Is it a colorful rock. Or a living organism? Coral is a rock made by thousands of living microscopic organisms. They are called polyps. Polyps have a soft body. They extract calcium from the seawater and create a outs skeleton made out of limestone. These corals live in tropical aquatic paradises called reefs. They have a special root which makes the coral permanently stuck on the ground. To eat they have tentacles which allows them to grab fish and eat them.]]> 2016-03-31 13:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445375 Coral Reef https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445542 After reading the article I conclude that coral Reefs are alive and it is not a Rock.Their similar to plants and they use Roots to permanently stay on the ground.They were made of a simple stomach and Tenticles to grab food to feed the mouth. Coral Lives in Aquatic area.

]]> 2016-03-31 13:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445542 🐳🐬Sasha Khuhro🐳🐬 https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445554 Most of the people reading this article right now, probably know what coral looks like.  Yes, that colorful plant that lives on the bottom of the ocean, that you might think of as an aquatic, tropical paradise.  They are called reefs.  But do you know what coral REALLY is?  Is it an animal?  Is it living? Is it a rock?  If you go to a scientist and ask, they will tell you that they are invertebrate animals.]]> 2016-03-31 13:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445554 Sebastian coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445562 Whenever you think of a beach, and start to think about the water, what comes to mind? Maybe coral. So what is this weird rock like colorful substance in the water? Is it a rock? A plant? Or even a creature? Scientists say that coral is in the family Cnidaria. Also in this family are jellyfish and sea anemones. These animals are made up of stinging tenticals, and a single mouth. To get food these creatures use their tenticals to catch small bits of food in the water. Usually we can't really tell this animal by its look. When we find something known as a coral it can be made up of thousands of little creatures called polyps. Polyps have soft body's, so to survive they gather calcium in the water and turn it into a solid that eventually makes an exoskeleton around the creature and connects with other polyps, building bigger rock like structers that make up coral reefs. Coral are sessile, meaning they root themselves to the ground permanently.]]> 2016-03-31 13:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445562 Anjali-coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445724 Coral reefs are  invertabrate animals that live tropical paradises  with aquatic surroundings. Coral is made of hundreds or thousands of tiny creatures called pylops. Pylops gather calcium from the sea water around them and make a solution that, when hardens makes a rock skeleton similar to limestone.]]> 2016-03-31 13:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103445724 https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103446435 2016-03-31 13:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103446435 ✔️oe https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103446891 When you think of a coralreef  do you imagine a tropical paradise?  Well a coralreef  is made out of a bunch of animals called Coral.  Coral is just a stomach and a mouth. They also have tenicles to catch and eat their pray.  Some people think that coral is a rock but it's a bunch of Coral.  Coral roots itself to the sea floor permanently.]]> 2016-03-31 13:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103446891 Anna-coral https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103447248 enjoyCoral is a aquatic lush paradise that can have rocks and roots in it. Coral is very colorful with its limestone and tentacles. Coral is also know as a reef. What is coral? Well coral is a plant that is permanently rooted to the sea floor. Its surroundings are mostly colorful fish that enjoy the colorful tropical paradise. Coral is a invertebrate. Just like us the have a stomach. The
process of coral being made takes a lot of microscopic animals. Now when ever you think of the reef planing for paradise remember that coral has a long process of being made and is hard  to stay alive.]]> 2016-03-31 13:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103447248 Rohil/coral reefs https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103447433 Coral reefs look like they could be rocks, plants or animals but they are animals. They have microscopic creatures on them called algae. They are found ]]> 2016-03-31 13:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103447433 Nikhil https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103447476  Lush coral lies in tropical coral reefs.Coral is a animal that is part of the invertebrate family.It looks like rocks yet it roots to the ground permanently like a plant.It also clings to the food around it like an animal.So coral is a animal with many different characteristics of different plants, rocks and animals.]]> 2016-03-31 13:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103447476 Brian - coral  https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103448682 Coral reefs are animals that live in the water. Some poeple think they are rocks. I disagree with them because coral reefs  are ALIVE. They have small tentacles that grabs calcium. Coral reefs are permanetly stuck to the ground because their root is rooted into the ground. ]]> 2016-03-31 14:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_skogstad/bo5ptp9um2fg/wish/103448682