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Ocean Life

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Mini-marine biologists use Scholastic Explorers website to learn about declining numbers of leatherback sea turtles and dusky dolphins. They fill out a K-W-L chart and observation journal worksheet, which are both provided in the lesson...
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Species on the Edge

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students describe factors negatively affecting population of sea turtles, and identify and discuss action that can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate threats to sea turtles and other endangered species.
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Life Cycle of Hawaii's Honu

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners simulate the life cycle of Hawaii's Honu. In this Science lesson, students act out the life cycle of the Hawaiian sea turtle. Learners determine and play the roles of prey and predator.
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Turtle and Tortoise Preschool Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
One of the best parts about teaching the littlest learners is that you can create thematic lessons that use one topic to address every subject. Here is a nice set of thematic teaching ideas that uses turtles and tortoises to teach...
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Sea Turtles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate eight different species of sea turtles while being involved in classroom lecture and video presentation. The characteristics used to identify sea turtles is taught to help students identify unknown species.
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Sea Turtles: An Issue Investigation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore sea turtles and the issues relating to them as endangered species. They research sea turtles on the Internet and find reasons why the turtles are endangered. They identify potential issues to be considered when...
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Magnetic Turtles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers encounter how magnetic forces affect the navigation ability of sea turtle hatchings. Research is done to find out where the true magnetic North Pole lies. Exploration is discussed on how many things here on earth are...
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Endangered Marine Turtles

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students work in groups and experience what it is like to be a hatchling marine turtle by playing a board game.  In this endangered marine turtles lesson, students research the threats to marine turtle hatchlings. Students then create a...
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Picture Scramble: Sea Turtle, Pufferfish, Anemone

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a sea turtle, pufferfish and anemone. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place the numbers 1...
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Picture Scramble: Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Comb-crested Jacana, Striped Possum

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a loggerhead sea turtle, comb-crested jacana and striped possum. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled....
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Time Zones and Migration Patterns of the Leatherback Sea Turtle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the different time zones by plotting the migration patterns of the leatherback sea turtles. They discover that traveling around the worlds includes passage through different time zones.
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My Mini Book About …

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This is one of several printable pages on which little life scientists can write out their research on an assigned animal. The highlighted page is for alligator research, but several other animal pages are included as other materials....
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SOS!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine natural and man-made threats to sea turtles. They create sea turtle mobiles while studying the range, environment, predators of and threats to sea turtles.
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Species on the Edge

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners examine sea turtles. In this endangered species lesson, students analyze sea turtle habitats. Learners hypothesize why sea turtles could go extinct.
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Species on the Edge

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study science. In this endangered species lesson plan, students examine sea turtles and actions that can be taken to help keep them alive. They work in small groups to research different species of turtles and share their...
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Turtle Hurdles

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore physical education by researching biology. In this survival techniques lesson, students discuss the methods turtles use to survive dangerous encounters and conduct a sea turtle role play exercise. Students identify the...
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Threatened Species and Public Policy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the Endangered Species Act and its impact on people and the environment. They read the act and watch video footage. They examine why sea turtles are endangered and efforts to protect them. They analyze numerical results...
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Loggerhead Turtle Fun Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners study loggerhead turtles and learn facts about reptiles. In this turtles lesson, students read information about loggerhead turtles and study their various sections and characteristics. Learners then make their own sea turtle.
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Comparing Two Turtles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the various observable features of two different turtles. in groups, they complete a visual analysis of the sea turtle and tortoise. Using their observations, they complete Venn Diagram of the observable...
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Honu Survivor The Green Sea Turtle Experience

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Discuss prior knowledge of the green sea turtle. Students play a game where they are divided into two teams, predators and baby turtles. They receive "name" tags to tell which animal they are. The goal of the baby turtle is to get to the...
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Costa Rican Sea Turtles Worksheet

For Students 6th - 7th
In this sea turtle vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage about sea turtles fill in the blank, short answer and true or false questions about Costa Rican sea turtles.
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National Geographic

Rescuing, Relocating, and Rehabilitating Wildlife

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Bring up the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Display the colorful diagram of the coastal and marine organisms living in the area. Show a video about relocating the eggs of the Gulf's sea...
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Home Sweet Home

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore marine turtle habitats. Students research one species of marine turtle found in the Gulf of Mexico. They identify plants and animals in the habitat. They create a model or replica using information gathered through their...
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Turtle Fun Facts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this turtles learning exercise, students read two pages of facts about turtles. Students match four kinds of turtle pictures to their habitats.

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