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Sea Turtles and Nesting Behavior

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Pupils explore the nesting behavior used by sea turtles and explain how these behaviors are beneficial in the survival of a species. They discuss the advantages and disadvantages that sea turtles have be mass nesting. They identify other organisms that produce large numbers of offspring through mass nesting or mass births.

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nests, sea turtles

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arribada, nesting, sea turtles, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
45 mins
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