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Species on the Edge
Learners 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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Endangered Marine Turtles
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...
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Loggerhead Turtle
In this science activity, students color in the picture of the loggerhead turtle and read the fact sheet that focuses upon its classification.
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The Race
Learners play game simulating route turtle hatchlings take from clutch to ocean, and describe threats hatchlings face and how this affects the marine turtle population.
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Building a Documentary Library
Documentary films allow your class to visit new places and gain a deeper understanding of complex issues.
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Test Your General Knowledge
In this ESL worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about a variety of topics. For example, "What is the highest mountain in the world?"
Read Works
Read Works: Traveling Turtles
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about the lives of loggerhead sea turtles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Book Club Unit: A View From Saturday e.l. Konigsburg
This site has a list of web sites that can be used to support the book "The View from Saturday," by E.L. Konigsburg.