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Functions with Return Values
Young computer scientists explore how to use the return command in computer programing by playing Go Fish. They learn about functions that return values and then write a turtle driver app using the return function.
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What Animals Live in the Rice Paddy?
Students listen to a story about turtles leaving a rice field to go to sea. In this literacy and social science lesson, students discuss the story, write a sentence describing each turtle, and draw a picture of the turtle's home in the...
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OaxacaTurtles
Students identify types of turtles off the coast of Oaxaca. They become acquainted with the Mexican Turtle Center. They create a project (mural, map, panel discussion, logo/design) to communicate researched information.
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Estimating Loggerhead Hatchling Gender Ratios
Students study sea turtles and the concept of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Using a specific set of temperature data, they determine the probable sex of a nest of sea turtle hatchlings and then determine the overall...
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For Creative Minds: Tudley Didn't Know
Students discover facts about the animals in John Himmselman's book, Tudley Didn't Know, and make a paper turtle. In this marsh animals lesson, students first read the book Tudley Didn't Know. Students read facts about painted turtles,...
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T is for Turtle
In this forming words worksheet, 3rd graders make 10 turtle words on the lines provided. Students must first read a fact about box turtles then create words out of the letters in "box turtle".
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Dr. Seuss Activity: Turtle Tower!
In this Dr. Seuss activity, students count a "stack" of turtles, then draw one of their own. A website reference is given for additional resources.
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Timothy Turtle
Second graders read the story of Timothy Turtle. They make predictions 100% of the time asked. Students participate in a discussion with their partners 100% of the time. They confirm predictions about what happens next in a story.
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Be an Artist: Softshell Turtle
In this visual arts worksheet, learners will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a softshell turtle in the boxes provided.
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page
In this endangered animal instructional activity, students color a picture of a green sea turtle with vibrant colors. Students then draw its natural habitat around it.
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How many? number 8
In this number 8 worksheet, students trace and write the number 8 in words. Students trace the word eight 2 times and also color 8 turtles.
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Get the Turtle to the Pond
Students estimate length and angle measure. They are asked to enter a sequence of LOGO commands to help the turtle get to the pond. Students write their own solutions using LOGO commands and input them into the computer.
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Story Starter-- The Turtle And the Dog
In this writing worksheet, students examine the colorful picture of a turtle having a conversation with a dog. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Will You Help Cindy Show the Turtle the Way Through the Maze?
In this maze worksheet, student draw a line from the beginning to help Cindy show the turtle the way through the maze. This is a wordless worksheet.
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Identifying Missing Words
How do you figure out the meaning of a word you don't know? Young readers develop skills to identifying missing words in a story using context clues. Picture clues are used to identify covered words in the story I Can’t Get My Turtle to...
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Circle Ten
A simple pair of counting worksheets (each featuring five sets of objects) gives visual learners an easy path to math. In the first worksheet, they count umbrellas, leaves, airplanes, acorns, and strawberries, circling ten objects in...
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Big, Bigger, Biggest
Which turtle is big, and which one is biggest? Add variety to your third graders' writing with a comparative adjective activity. Given eight adjectives, young writers find the comparative and superlative forms of each. The last two are...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Franklin Goes to School (Bourgeois)
Join Franklin the turtle at school as youngsters learn new vocabulary in the context of Paulette Bourgeois' story (or apply this strategy to any book). Scholars are acquainted with new words before reading and raise hands when...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Franklin Goes to the Hospital (Bourgeois)
Franklin the turtle is on another adventure in Paulette Bourgeois' book Franklin Goes to the Hospital, and there are plenty of new words for your young readers to explore as they hear this story. Although you can include more,...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Franklin's New Friend (Bourgeois)
Franklin the turtle makes a new friend as youngsters learn vocabulary in context using Paulette Bourgeois' story (tip: this strategy can be applied to any book). Brief kids on the new words so they can raise their hands when they...
Twisty Noodle
Fur, Features, Scales, and Shells Book
What's the difference between a bear and a fish? Examine the characteristics of different animals with a set of pages for kids to color. Four pages provide different animals for each characteristic, including turtles, bears, fish, and...
Project WET Foundation
Discover Our Ocean
A very informative interactive presents ocean zones, estuaries, hot water vents, phytoplankton, coral reefs, sea turtles, kelp forests, and all things that thrive in the ocean.
Social Studies School Service
“Duck and Cover” (Civil Defense)
Bert the Turtle models for viewers the 1950s Civil Defense Duck and Cover strategy that was supposed to protect citizens from a nuclear blast. After viewing the video, watchers are asked to consider the motivations of the producers of...
Teach Engineering
Live Like an Animal
When your parents say that your room's a pig sty, tell them about biomimicry. The sixth installment of a nine-part Life Science unit has scholars research the shelters used by animals in the natural world, like turtle shells. Using the...
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