It’s Sea Turtle Week – Five Short Lessons

Previously this week when I was examining the weather forecast on
NOAA.gov I noticed a banner revealing that
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 triggered me to look at some resources for mentor and learning about sea turtles.

Sea Turtles 101

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

Turtle Travel Tips
Turtle Travel Tips is a charming SciShow Kids video about how leatherback sea turtles navigate thousands of miles of ocean to return to nesting sites.

Sea Turtles 101 is a video from National Geographics 101 series. 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 environmental difficulties facing sea turtles today. While not extremely appealing, the video is useful and brief.

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 environment, life, and environmental obstacles 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 teaching and learning about sea turtles. As you might expect, the video covers the fundamentals of the life and development of sea turtles, the number and kind of sea turtles, reproduction 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 3 kinds 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.

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