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Sea Turtle Conservancy: List of Sea Turtle Tracking Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Sea Turtle Conservancy is devoted to the conservation and tracking of sea turtles, this site links found along the left menu. Join a group, follow a tagged turtle via maps, learn about the challenges faced by the sea turtles, and the...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the sea turtle, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students to identify these turtles and learn more about them with the list of suggested books.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Leatherback Sea Turtles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Children will enjoy this engaging profile of Leatherback sea turtles, an endangered species.
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US Navy

Office of Naval Research: Green Sea Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
This very thorough site examines the physical characteristics, adaptations and current research associated with the Green Sea Turtle. A quick quiz is also a part of this site.
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Canadian Sea Turtle Network

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization is dedicated to endangered sea turtles by educating fishermen, boat operators, and the interested public. Site has some basic information about their research on the leatherback turtles in the Research sections. It...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Ocean Life: Earthwatch Field Sites (Sea Turtles & Dolphins)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the field sites scientists have visited to study sea turtles and dolphins. Read their reports and view pictures of the turtles and dolphins to learn all about these mammals.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Federation: Loggerhead Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read biological facts and conservation information about the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out about the main threats to the turtles and what is being down to help.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Saving Animals From Extinction: Ahoy! A Turtle at Sea

For Students 1st - 2nd
Learn some facts about sea turtles in this book. Includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
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New England Aquarium: Saving Sea Turtles

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out what the New England Aquarium is doing to save sea turtles and the obstacles turtles encounter as they make their way to the ocean. Also follow Munchkin's journey, a loggerhead sea turtle.
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Sea Turtle Conservancy: Information About Sea Turtles: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
An organized snapshot of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out some biological information as well as the conservation status about this marine reptile.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Turtles

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Turtles are reptiles in the order Testudines. Most turtle bodies are covered by a special shell developed from their ribs. About 300 species are alive today, and...
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the current status of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. This article takes an in-depth look at the conservations status and efforts underway to stop the decline in the turtle population.
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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive wildlife site provides extensive data on the Sea Turtle. Discover more about its' diet, population, range, behavior and more.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Leatherback Sea Turtle O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to learn about the leatherback sea turtle. Find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information.
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Read Works

Read Works: Traveling Turtles

For Teachers 2nd
[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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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: Eastern Box Turtle

For Students 3rd - 8th
A captivating look at the Eastern Box Turtle. Information includes what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, how often it reproduces, and more.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Survival of the Sea Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Video describes the struggle of infant sea turtles as they deal with hazards and predators in their environment. [4:26] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Other

Swot: The State of the World's Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
SWOT works to protect the habitat and population of sea turtles in the world today.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Olive Ridley Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts on this endangered sea turtle with this detailed BBC fact sheet and photos. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Wildlife Journal Jr: Tracking Blanding's Turtle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Tour the wetlands of New Hampshire as biologists try to find the elusive, yellow-necked Blanding's turtle, one of the state's rarest, oldest and best-traveled reptiles. Learn how the turtles survive in a changing valuable wetland habitat.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Alligator Snapping Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, breeding, behavior, and conservation status of the alligator snapping turtle.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Saving Animals From Extinction: The Best Turtle in the West

For Students 1st - 2nd
Learn some facts about the Western pond turtle in this book. Includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
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Read Works

Read Works: Clara and Phillip the Turtle

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Clara who finds a turtle with a broken leg. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Turtle Bayou Resolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, which played a role in the secession of Texas from Mexico and the creation of the Republic of Texas.

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