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