Previously this week when I was inspecting the weather forecast on
NOAA.gov I observed a banner revealing that
today is Sea Turtle Week. Prior to that I didnt know that there is a Sea Turtle Week. None-the-less it reminded me of the time that I saw sea turtles nesting in Costa Rica and it prompted me to look at some resources for mentor and discovering sea turtles. Heres what I found.

Turtle Travel Tips
Turtle Travel Tips is a cute SciShow Kids video about how leatherback sea turtles navigate thousands of miles of ocean to go back to nesting websites.

Sea Turtles 101

Google Arts and Culture Turtle Stories
Google Arts and Culture provides this collection of images and videos about five different types of sea turtles found off the coast of Brazil. The imagery is great however the collection is a little light on information.

Sea Turtles 101 is a video from National Geographics 101 series. As you might expect, the video covers the essentials of the life and evolution of sea turtles, the number and kind of sea turtles, recreation of sea turtles, and the ecological challenges facing sea turtles today. While not awfully engaging, the video is brief and useful.

7 Sea Turtle Facts
7 Sea Turtle Facts is a helpful page published by NOAA. The page includes a couple of videos about sea turtle habitat, life, and ecological obstacles dealing with sea turtles.

Prior to that I didnt know that there is a Sea Turtle Week. None-the-less it reminded me of the time that I witnessed sea turtles nesting in Costa Rica and it triggered me to look at some resources for teaching and learning about sea turtles. As you might anticipate, the video covers the fundamentals of the life and development of sea turtles, the number and kind of sea turtles, recreation of sea turtles, and the ecological difficulties dealing with sea turtles today.

Traveling Turtles
Taking a trip Turtles is an ESRI Story Map, produced by NOAA, about three types of sea turtles found in the waters around Cape Cod and how individuals work to rescue cold-stunned sea turtles on the beaches of Cape Cod.