The Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle

Introduction

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Sea turtles are very different from other turtles and tortoises because they mostly live in the ocean, only coming on land to build a nest.  All species of turtles found in the United States are either threatened or endangered.  Do you know how a sea turtle becomes a sea turtle?  Do you know about the habitat of the sea turtle?  Do you know what makes sea turtles threatened or endangered?  Continue on to find out!

Task

As a class, we read One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies.  Now, your job is to identify the stages of a sea turtle's life, as well as find interesting facts about what sea turtles can, have and are.  

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Process

Explore the following links to learn and record about the life cycle and interesting facts you find along the way in your graphic organizer.

Sea Turtle Facts & Life Cycle Video: http://study.com/academy/lesson/sea-turtle-lesson-for-kids-facts-lifecycle.html

National Geographic Sea Turtle Kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/green-sea-turtle/#green-sea-turtle-on-coral.jpg

Sea Turtles: http://www.ducksters.com/animals/sea_turtles.php

Live Webcams from Clearwater Marine Aquarium: https://www.seewinter.com/animals/webcams/mavis-rescue-hideaway-cam/

Turtle Adventure Game: https://goo.gl/wfjDRM

Evaluation

Let's self-evaluate our life cycles and share the interesting facts that we found during our WebQuest!

Conclusion

Congratulations!  You have completed the WebQuest!  You should be able to describe the life cycle of the sea turtle with details, as well as what makes sea turtles that make it to the adult stage of life so special.  

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