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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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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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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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Activity
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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Handout
Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium: Green Sea Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, and physical characteristics of the Green Sea Turtle. Sea Turtles can be viewed live on the webcam.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: River Turtle (Emydidae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the river turtle. Discusses the main species and where they are found, physical features, diet, reproductive behavior, and their precarious existence due to threats they face from humans.
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Handout
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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Handout
Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: Eastern Box Turtle

For Students 3rd - 8th
A captivating look at the Eastern Box Turtle. Information includes what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, how often it reproduces, and more.
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Handout
Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium: Alligator Snapping Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical, and other unique characteristics of the Alligator Snapping Turtle.
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Handout
Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium: Razorback Musk Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical and unique characteristics of the Razorback Musk Turtle.
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Handout
MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Flatback Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the flatback sea turtle with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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Handout
MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Green Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Green Sea Turtles with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 10.14 Turtles

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about the characteristics and behaviors of turtles.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Survival of the Sea Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Video describes the struggle of infant sea turtles as they deal with hazards and predators in their environment. [4:26] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Handout
Friends of Algonquin Park

The Science Behind Algonquin's Animals: Painted Turtle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Excellent information is provided on the painted turtle's appearance, weight, migration, food sources, predators and breeding. Research questions provide the answers to many common questions such as how long they live.
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Website
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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Handout
Other

Tortuga Gazette: Chinese Box Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
This Web site contains information on the Chinese Box Turtle. Includes a picture.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Olive Ridley Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts on this endangered sea turtle with this detailed BBC fact sheet and photos. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Loggerhead Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site about the Loggerhead Turtle containing images and maps of their distribution around the world.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Common Snapping Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
The snapping turtle, the largest freshwater turtle in Canada, is discussed in this informative site.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise, informative site about the Eastern Spiny Softshell turtle.
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Website
PBS

Nh Pbs: Wildlife Journal Jr: Tracking Blanding's Turtle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Tour the wetlands of New Hampshire as biologists try to find the elusive, yellow-necked Blanding's turtle, one of the state's rarest, oldest and best-traveled reptiles. Learn how the turtles survive in a changing valuable wetland habitat.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Common Green Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Common Green turtle, its location and habits in this interesting site.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
This one-stanza poem describes a turtle's physical and mental traits.

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