Sea Turtles-Internet Workshop    

Grade 4-Science

1.01 Observe and describe how all living and nonliving things affect the life of a particular animal including:

• Other animals.
• Plants.
• Weather.
• Climate.

1.02 Observe and record how animals of the same kind differ in some of their characteristics and discuss possible advantages and disadvantages of this variation.

1.03 Observe and discuss how behaviors and body structures help animals survive in a particular habitat.

1.04 Explain and discuss how humans and other animals can adapt their behavior to live in changing habitats.

1.05 Recognize that humans can understand themselves better by learning about other animals.

Grade 5, Science Goal 1:

1.01 Describe and compare several common ecosystems (communities of organisms and their interaction with the environment).

1.02 Identify and analyze the functions of organisms within the population of the ecosystem:

• Producers.
• Consumers.
• Decomposers.

1.05 Determine the interaction of organisms within an ecosystem.

1.06 Explain and evaluate some ways that humans affect ecosystems.

• Habitat reduction due to development.
• Pollutants.
• Increased nutrients.

        Data Retrieval Chart     

You are invited to visit and investigate at least three of the following websites about sea turtles.  Using the information you have found, complete the Data Retrieval chart.  Be sure to make note of which websites you used.

The Kid’s Times: Green Sea Turtle

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/education/kids_times_turtle_green.pdf

Sea Turtles in Trouble

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9911/turtle/

Green Sea Turtle

http://library.thinkquest.org/6067/cgi-bin/Resources/turtles.html

The Atlantic Green Sea Turtle

http://www.turtles.org/atlgrnd.htm

National Park Conservation Association: Sea Turtles

http://www.npca.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/seaturtles.html

Defenders of Wildlife: Sea Turtles

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/sea_turtles.php

Project AWARE Kids Sea Turtles

http://www.projectaware.org/kids/html/seaturtles.asp

As you are researching sea turtles, remember to think about and include in your notes, answers to these questions:

1. What other animals do turtles interact with?  How do they interact?

2. How do turtles interact with each other?

3. How do turtles interact with their environment?

4. How do humans interact with turtles?

Turtle Me Map

In groups of 2-3 create a Me Map using PowerPoint from the point of view of a sea turtle.  Include in your Turtle Me Map:

A Title

At least one photograph or illustration

At least 6 of the following categories:

What I look like

How I act

What I’m afraid of

What you should know about me

My Family

Where I live

What I like to eat

My Friends

Data Retrieval Chart: Sea Turtles