Sea Turtle Rescue !

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Sea turtles live in the ocean. Females come onto land only to lay their eggs. All eight species of sea turtles are in danger and need your help. Click on the turtle picture to read the story “Turtle Tale.”

Your TaskSome species of sea turtles are the Green turtle, Loggerhead, Leatherback, Kemp’s ridley, Olive ridley, Hawksbill, and Flatback. Click on the turtle to see a picture and read a description about each species.

You are part of a research team that will choose one species to study. Your team will create a poster that describes the turtle. It will also give the reasons that it is threatened and what your team plans to do to help it.

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Information SourcesFirst your team decides which species of turtle to study. Then, click on the turtle buttons below. These are links to web sites. You may print out photographs, maps, and charts to use on your poster, but all the text must be in your own words.

Turtle Trax

Animal Bytes - Sea Turtles

Wild Ones Animal Index

Sea Turtle Restoration Project

Sea Turtle Species of the World

Step-By-Step Process1. Choose one species of sea turtle to study and write its name at the top of your poster.2. Explore the web sites about sea turtles and collect information that you put on your poster (facts, photos, maps, etc.) Markers, scissors, and glue are available. Be sure that your poster explains why your sea turtle is in danger.3. Click on the turtle below to find out how you can help save sea turtles. Write your team’s “Rescue Plan” on your poster that asks other people to get involved, too.

EvaluationTeam members will be evaluated with a rubric that has the following points:

Cooperation and participation Quality of the information included on your poster (minimum of 5 facts and 5 graphics with captions) Neatness and organization of your poster Thoughtfulness, creativity, and detail of your “Rescue Plan”

ConclusionYour poster will be displayed outside of the Media Center so that others can learn about sea turtles, too. Remember it’s people that are the biggest danger to sea turtles. You are helping sea turtles every time you save water, recycle, put litter in its place, and do things that protect our Earth. Let’s keep these wonderful creatures swimming in our oceans.

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Poor0 pointsFair1 pointGood2 pointsExcellent3 pointsCooperationNo cooperationor participationduring researchor poster makingSome difficultyin cooperationwith othersGroupcooperation andparticipationwas evidentHigh levels ofparticipationwere evidentQuality ofthe ContentPosterinformation waseither unclear orpoorly chosenPoster did nothave theminimum of 5facts and 5graphicsPoster had 5well-chosenfacts and 5well-chosengraphicsPosterincluded morethan therequiredelementsPresentationPoster wasunorganized andmessyPoster wassomewhatorganizedPoster wasorganized andneatPoster waswell-organizedand veryattractiveCreativity of"RescuePlan"No "Rescue Plan'was written"Rescue Plan'"was unclear orincomplete"Rescue Plan"gave specificway(s) to helpsea turtles"Rescue Plan"was clear,creative , anddetailed

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