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See Turtles Nest! See Turtles Hatch!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students graph data of sea turtles hatching rates from Watamu/Malindi Marine National Park and Reserve in Kenya.  In this math lesson, students use real life science data to calculate mean and median values. Students use the data to...
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Canadian Sea Turtle Network

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization is dedicated to endangered sea turtles by educating fishermen, boat operators, and the interested public. Site has some basic information about their research on the leatherback turtles in the Research sections. It...
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Sea Turtle Conservancy: List of Sea Turtle Tracking Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Sea Turtle Conservancy is devoted to the conservation and tracking of sea turtles, this site links found along the left menu. Join a group, follow a tagged turtle via maps, learn about the challenges faced by the sea turtles, and the...
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The Leatherback Trust

For Students 9th - 10th
The Leatherback Trust is a non-profit organization of scientists and future scientists to preserve the Leatherback sea turtles and their nesting beaches.
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Cresli Sea Turtles Program

For Students 9th - 10th
CRESLI works in New York state to study and help the species of sea turtles near Long Island.
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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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Book Club Unit: A View From Saturday e.l. Konigsburg

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a list of web sites that can be used to support the book "The View from Saturday," by E.L. Konigsburg.
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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.