Lesson 10: Sea Turtles

Lesson 10: Sea Turtles

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pppTGNy4Yg&list=PLX4XdbwOThX-7FdPDFj-THcE8UvDR6iOf&index=11

*These videos are recordings of lessons Reef Relief hosted on Facebook Live during the COVID19 shutdown.

Key Points:

• What is a Turtle?
• Turtles vs Tortoises
• Natal Homing
• Sea Turtle Nesting
• The “Lost Years”
• Prehistoric Sea Turtle
• Current Sea Turtle Species
• Threats
• Conservation

Activity:

-Worksheet 1: Who Am I? (All Ages)

• Worksheet 1- Who am I sea turtles
• Worksheet 1- Who am I sea turtles ANSWERS

-Worksheet 2: Scutes vs Species Activity (For older kids)

• Worksheet 2- Sea turtle scutes
• Worksheet 2- Sea turtle scutes ANSWERS

-Worksheet 3 and additional handouts: Sea Turtle Craft (all ages)- You only need to print one handout, pick which turtle species you would like to make and only print out that specific one!

• Worksheet 3- Turtle Cutouts (1)
• Worksheet 3- Create Your Own Sea Turtle
• Handout- Loggerhead Sea Turtle
• Handout- Green Sea Turtle
• Handout-Kemp Ridley
• Handout-Hawksbill
• Handout- Leatherback

Sea Turtle Tracking:

• https://conserveturtles.org/sea-turtle-tracking/
• https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/?list

Videos:

• Ted-Ed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-KmQ6pGxg4
• Nat Geo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rmv3nliwCs
• What Sam Sees in Turtle Hospital Florida Keys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSPppmnTrWE
• Nesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w5PANyqgnU&t=88s
• Sea Turtle song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXe7Rx3w9ro

Additional Sea Turtle Activities:

• https://www.worldwildlife.org/teaching-resources/toolkits/sea-turtle-toolkit
• https://conserveturtles.org/wp-content/uploads/ElementarySchoolLesson-SeaTurtles-STC-CPayne.pdf
• https://www.fws.gov/southeast/pdf/workbook/sea-turtle-activity-sheet.pdf
• https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/media/sfylifasufledu/flagler/sea-grant/pdf-files/sea-turtle-curriculum/Lesson-5-Growing-Up-as-a-Sea-Turtle.pdf

References:

• https://www.oceanicsociety.org/projects/sea-turtle-conservation?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3vCcsdbh6AIVgZ-fCh1mgA_UEAAYASAAEgLHjvD_BwE
• https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/marine-life-education-resources/sea-turtles
• https://myfwc.com/research/wildlife/sea-turtles/florida/species/
• https://conserveturtles.org/
• https://www.turtlehospital.org/
• https://marinelife.org/