regarding the bleaching/global warming impacts on corals, etc. I dont think its cool for us to go thru amateur experiments that damage/stress the corals. A small scale experiement like this does not provide real data, especially since you already know the answers the problem. If you want to teach your kids about coral, i think there are more positive methods to teach them how to care for them that dont involve intentionally changing parameters that YOU know are not beneficial. For a 6th grade science experiement i would stick to the basics, like the brine shrimp experiment i mentioned.
PS - i am in no way a tree hugger, so thats not my motive with this post. Good luck