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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Box Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Painted Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Snake Necked Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Snake-necked Turtles (Chelidae), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this family and maps of its global distribution can also be found...
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Snapping Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Science in Paradise: Turtle Travels

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore how different factors affect temperature and relate this to whether a baby turtle will be male or female. Investigate reproductive strategies of selected organisms, and list the pros and cons of different reproductive behaviors.
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Other

The Leatherback Trust

For Students 9th - 10th
The Leatherback Trust is a non-profit organization of scientists and future scientists to preserve the Leatherback sea turtles and their nesting beaches.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Reptile Recovery Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This website presents fact sheets about numerous reptiles. Choose from a pull-down list between snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles. The fact sheets contain information such as taxonomy, distribution and habitat, eating habits,...
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Other

Zoo Lab a Website for Animal Biology: The Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Some general facts about reptiles are presented with links to pages on different types of reptiles (turtles, alligators, lizards, snakes, and tuataras). The individual pages on the particular reptiles present characteristics and facts...
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Leatherback Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting information accompanied by pictures and maps showing distribution are presented in this site.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Toads, Turtles, Snakes, Salamanders, and Other Creepers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Smithsonian Education presents Reviled and Revered: Toads, Turtles, Snakes, Salamanders, and Other Creepers and Crawlers. Get the facts about reptiles and amphibians. Learn about their unique characteristics, as well as explore why we...
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Other

Peace 4 Turtle Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Peace 4 Turtle Island
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Spelling With Vowels: Turtle Dash

For Students 3rd - 5th
Come one, come all! The Turtle Dash is a multi-player game against friends of the computer that challenges your knowledge and speed to match vowel blends with consonants to form words. Match everything quickly and accurately to win the...
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LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: Turtle Trouble [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This ebook shares the story of a little boy who hid a turtle in his bathtub. When the turtle is discovered, the boy tells a lie about how the turtle landed there. Will the boy get to keep the turtle?
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Turtle Dash

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Game will engage students in a turtle race by identifying a word using vowel combinations.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Alligator Snapping Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global...
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Other

Shelby County Historical Society: Chief Little Turtle (Miami)

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Little Turtle describes him as "a rational voice in a troubling time." A slightly different perspective than encyclopedia entries. Links to significant names.
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Courseware Solutions

Wordville: Extinct Turtle Found

For Students 4th
Read a short informational text called "Extinct Turtle Found," and then choose the correct answer for comprehension questions at the end of the selection.
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Read Works

Read Works: Passages: Paired Text: "Chirping Chirp"

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] The passages "Clara and Philip the Turtle" and "Chirping Chirp" share the common theme of caring for injured animals. Question sets are provided for each passage separately and one combined.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Kemp's Ridley

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about Kemp's Ridley, the smallest of the sea turtles in this informative site.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Leatherback Seaturtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Leatherback Sea Turtle.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Sea Level and the Terrapin

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students build a model ecosystem to simulate the life and limiting factors of the Terrapin turtle.
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NOAA

Noaa: Northeast Fisheries Science Center: Fish Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Do fish sleep? Do they chew food? Can any fish swim backwards? How many Pinnipeds are on the Endangered Species List? Find out the answers to these questions and many...
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Turtle Dash

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Students will determine the correct double vowel sound to go in the given letters.
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Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: Ted Turtle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This printable consonant letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at pictures with many individual words and then identify each word that start with /t/ to...

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