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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Federation: Loggerhead Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read biological facts and conservation information about the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out about the main threats to the turtles and what is being down to help.
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Other

Sea Turtle Conservancy: Sea Turtles, Habitats and Threats to Their Survival

For Students 9th - 10th
Site includes information on sea turtles, their habitat, and survival problems.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Kemp's Ridley

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about Kemp's Ridley, the smallest of the sea turtles in this informative site.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Ouch

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are asked to explain how human actions have hurt the eagle and the sea turrtles.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Portuguese Man O'war

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed information on the Portuguese Man O'War, a type of jellyfish. Also includes a chart of scientific classification.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Sea Turtles: Ancient Creatures With Modern Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Ancient sea turtles have peaceful creatures living in a world that is challenging their existence. Take a look at this article and its many resources and lesson plans to understand what is causing the decline in their population.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Leatherback Seaturtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Leatherback Sea Turtle.
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Other

Swot: The State of the World's Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
SWOT works to protect the habitat and population of sea turtles in the world today.
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Other

Kidz Korner: Sea Turtles for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides an extensive list of sea turtle sites and includes "Turtle Trax" coloring pages that younger students can print out to color.
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Other

Google: Wildlife Tracking

For Students 9th - 10th
Get ready to track Adelite, a sea turtle, as she migrates across the Pacific Ocean. This tracking was done by satellites and students can use the tools on the website to learn about their journey.
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Other

Field Trip Earth: Obx Sea Turtles: Atlantic Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Field Trip Earth takes a fascinating look at the Atlantic Sea Turtles (Green, Leatherback, Loggerhead, and Kemp's ridley), all of which are threatened or endangered. Join researchers as they track migration, investigate nesting...
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Other

Connecticut Deep: Loggerhear Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
A full description of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle including information about physical characteristics, habitat range, reproduction, threats to its survival, and conservation efforts to help the species.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the current status of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. This article takes an in-depth look at the conservations status and efforts underway to stop the decline in the turtle population.
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BBC

Bbc: Science and Nature: Animals on the Edge: Marine Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of the problems facing marine turtles. What is threatening them, and what actions can you take to solve this problem.
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Other

New England Aquarium: Saving Sea Turtles

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out what the New England Aquarium is doing to save sea turtles and the obstacles turtles encounter as they make their way to the ocean. Also follow Munchkin's journey, a loggerhead sea turtle.
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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive wildlife site provides extensive data on the Sea Turtle. Discover more about its' diet, population, range, behavior and more.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Sea Turtle (Chelonioidea)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about sea turtles. Discusses where they are found, the different species, egg-laying behavior, threats, diet, migration, reproduction, predators, and size.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Read facts about the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Also learn about its conservation status and current efforts to save and protect this species in the wild.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Leatherback Sea Turtle O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to learn about the leatherback sea turtle. Find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information.
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Bagheera

Bagheera.com: Leatherback Sea Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
All the species of sea turtles are endangered and this page provides information specifically about the leatherback. It includes diet, history, and causes of endangerment. There is also a good section about conservation and efforts to...
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Other

Florida Fish and Wildlife: Headlines

For Students 9th - 10th
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission offers a comprehensive web site that includes general and protected species managment information.
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Other

Sea Turtle Conservancy: Information About Sea Turtles: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
An organized snapshot of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out some biological information as well as the conservation status about this marine reptile.
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Read Works

Read Works: Traveling Turtles

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about the lives of loggerhead sea turtles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Sea Turtles

For Students K - 1st
Sea turtles are one of the earth's oldest animals living in the ocean. They have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. That's over 100 million years! Sea turtles are different from land turtles in two primary ways. Learn about Sea...