It’s Sea Turtle Week – Five Short Lessons

When I was examining the weather projection on, earlier this week
NOAA.gov I noticed a banner announcing that
Prior to that I didnt understand 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 prompted me to look at some resources for teaching and learning about sea turtles.

Turtle Travel Tips
Turtle Travel Tips is an adorable SciShow Kids video about how leatherback sea turtles browse countless miles of ocean to go back to nesting sites.

Google Arts and Culture Turtle Stories
Google Arts and Culture uses this collection of imagery and videos about 5 various types of sea turtles discovered off the coast of Brazil. The imagery is nice but the collection is a little light on information.

Sea Turtles 101

Sea Turtles 101 is a video from National Geographics 101 series. As you might anticipate, the video covers the fundamentals of the life and evolution of sea turtles, the number and sort of sea turtles, recreation of sea turtles, and the environmental challenges facing sea turtles today. While not terribly interesting, the video is informative and brief.

7 Sea Turtle Facts
7 Sea Turtle Facts is a helpful page released by NOAA. The page includes a number of videos about sea turtle environment, life, and ecological challenges dealing with sea turtles.

Prior to that I didnt know that there is a Sea Turtle Week. None-the-less it advised me of the time that I saw sea turtles nesting in Costa Rica and it triggered me to look at some resources for mentor and finding out about sea turtles. As you might anticipate, the video covers the basics of the life and evolution of sea turtles, the number and kind of sea turtles, recreation of sea turtles, and the environmental obstacles dealing with sea turtles today.

Traveling Turtles
Traveling Turtles is an ESRI Story Map, produced by NOAA, about 3 kinds of sea turtles discovered in the waters around Cape Cod and how individuals work to rescue cold-stunned sea turtles on the beaches of Cape Cod.

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