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Are You
Ready for a Challenge?
The earth's sea turtles are in danger and National
Geographic needs your help! They need an informed
update about each sea turtles species, and they need it
right away. It is a matter of great importance!
Sea
Turtles have been on Earth for over 150 million years,
yet in the last 50 years, all sea turtle species
have become in danger of extinction.
The sea turtles have adapted over time and have actually
become smaller although, the leatherback sea turtles can
still reach over 1,000 lbs.
Why is it that creatures that out lived the dinosaurs
are in danger now?
In this WebQuest, you
will not only find out this answer, you'll find out ways
that you can take action to protect them.
Before you begin, see how much you know
about sea turtles. Partner up and go to the
Scavenger Hunt
for a warm up. Follow the links to help you educate
yourselves on the amazing creatures. Then, you'll be able
to start the WebQuest.
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There are many
organizations around the world trying to save the sea
turtles.
Below are links to a few of these sites.
Use these sites to answer the questions in the scavenger
hunt.
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Scavenger Hunt:
With a partner, use the resources above to answer
these questions (Copy and Paste the questions in a new MS Word
Document. Then, answer the questions.):
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- Name the 7 species of sea turtles in the world,
using their common names. Hint:
http://www.cccturtle.org/species_world.htm
- What do leatherback sea turtles eat?
Hint:
http://www.cccturtle.org/leatherback.htm
- How can the shrimping industry help save sea
turtles? Hint: http://www.cccturtle.org
- How can you adopt a sea turtle?
One way:
http://www.cccturtle.org/member.htm (There are
other ways too)
- Which sea turtle species is the largest, dives
the deepest, and migrates the furthest? You should
be able to answer this after answering the questions
above.
- Which state has the "Help Sea Turtles Survive"
special license plate? Hint:
http://www.helpingseaturtles.org/
- How can Ebay help protect sea turtles?
Hint:
http://www.cccturtle.org/news/n_ebay.htm
- How can kids make a difference by writing
letters? Hint: (There are many different people you
can write to. If you need help finding one, try
this:
http://www.cccturtle.org/alerts/a_UN-leatherback-letter.htm
- After spending all of their lives at sea,
traveling great distances, female sea turtles are
able to find the same beach where they were born, to
lay their eggs. Some of these turtles aren't
mature enough to lay eggs until they are 50 years
old. So, how do they navigate their way back?
What do scientists think?
- There are so many obstacles for a tiny hatchling
(baby sea turtle) that only about 1 in 1000 survives
to adulthood. Name 3 of their threats. Hint:
Any of the sites above will list threats. Or, play
an
adventure game to find real threats for sea
turtles. (You need 2 coins for this game)
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