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  Types of Turtles Lesson  
  Types of Turtles

Grade Level: 5-8 grade
Connection to other Subjects:
Science - Scientific Process

 
  Learning Objectives:
  • Students will analyze the anatomy of the tortoise, marine and freshwater turtles.
  • Compare and contrast their similarities and differences.
 
  Sea Turtle Hospital Lesson  
  Turtle Hospital

Grade Level: 5-8 grade
Connection to other subjects:
Science -Animal Care

 
  Learning Objectives:

Students may view video clips showing different ways Sea Turtle Inc. cares for stranded marine turtles.


 
  Make A Sea Turtle Habitat  
  Home Sweet Home
Grade Level: 4–8 grade
Connection to other subjects:
Science - Ecology
 
 

Learning Objective:

Students will construct a model of a marine turtle's habitat based on information provided in our web-site. 

 

 
  How Sea Turtles Nest Lesson  
 

Arribada!

Grade Level: 5–8 grade
Connection to other subjects:
Science - Scientific Process
 
 

Learning Objectives: 

Students will read about a unique nesting behavior used by Ridley sea turtlse in order to increase their offspring's chance of survival.

 

 
  Make A Sea Turtle  
  Create your own sea turtle Grade Level: 6–8 grade
Connection to other subjects:
Science - Scientific Process
 
 

Learning Objectives: 

Students will learn about marine turtle anatomy by constructing a model of a sea turtle.


 
  Sea Turtle Anatomy Lesson  
  Anatomy Worksheet Grade Level: 6–8 grade
Connection to other subjects:
Science - Scientific Process
 
 

Learning Objectives: 

Students will learn about marine turtle anatomy.

 

 
  Sea Turtle Species Identification  
 

Species ID Worksheet

Learning Objectives: 

Students will learn to identify the Leatherback, Green, Flatback, Hawksbill, Loggerhead, Kemp's Ridley, and Olive Ridley Sea Turtles.

 

 
  Sea Turtle Hatchling Navigation  
 

How baby sea turtles navigate
* SEE BELOW (this lesson can be used in combination with the "Make A Sea Turtle Hatchling" & "Magnestism & Sea Turtles" activities)

Learning Objectives: 

Students will learn how the earth's magnetic field impacts animal navigation. This process is called imprinting.

 

 
  Make a Sea Turtle Hatchling  
 

Create your own hatchling

 

 
  Magnetism & Sea Turtles  
 

Make a magnetic sea turtle

Learning Objective:

Students will learn how magnetic forces affect the navigation ability of sea turtle hatchlings.


 
  Beach Clean-Up  
 

Learning Objectives: 

Students can organize a beach clean-up in order to help reduve the number of marine debris related sea turtle strandings.

Grade Level: 6–8 grade
Connection to other subjects:
Science - Ecology
 
 

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