Red Sea

6 May 2006 : Science Diary – The Reef

The Reef Habitat Underwater Video was taken during the Farasan Islands Expedition to the Red Sea. About The Reef It is common for human visitors to a coral reef to assume that the beautiful live coral to be the only …

Science Diary – 5 May 2006

Focus for today: Red Sea coral disease. Target key stage: Key Stage 4: National Science Curriculum, Double Award, Sc2, 4a – Variation arises from genetic causes, environmental causes, and a combination of both. Key information: Over the past 20 years …

5 May 2006 : Fact of the Day – Teamwork

This Teamwork Aboard on Ocean Research Vessel video was taken during the Farasan Islands Expedition to the Red Sea. About Teamwork As you’ll have noted from the 4th May Science Diary, there are a variety of people working together to …

Science Diary – 4 May 2006

Focus for today: Factors affecting data collection Target key stage: Key Stage 4 – Double Award Applied Science: Unit 1, Developing Scientific Skills, Carrying out practical tasks (recording and analysing scientific data). Key information: There are many factors affecting data …

4 May 2006 : Fact of the Day – The Wreck!

The Wreck Underwater Video tells why SCUBA divers love to dive on shipwrecks. This footage was taken during the Farasan Islands ocean science expedition to the Red Sea. About The Wreck! SCUBA divers love to dive on wrecks as not …

Science Diary – 3 May 2006

Focus for today: Survey of coral at depth; distribution of coral species and growth forms with depth. Target key stage: Key Stage 4 – National Science Curriculum, Dual Award, Sc2, 5a: the distribution and relative abundance of organisms in habitats …

3 May 2006 : Science Diary – ROV in Operation

This ROV in Operation underwater video of the remotely operated vehicle was taken during the Farasan Bank Expedition to the Red Sea. About the ROV in Operation So far we have run two test dives on the ROV to make …