Sea Turtle Resources
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Teacher Toolbox
Do you know the difference between a turtle's carapace and plastron? This Teacher's Toolbox contains a broad variety of instructional resources to complement your Sea Turtle adventures, including a list of vocabulary words, links to video resources, and turtle-centric activities.
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Saving a Species Video Series
Explore the capabilities and challenges of one of the world's more ancient and astounding animal species, sea turtles. Represented by seven current species – most of whom are either endangered or threatened – the story of the sea turtle is both urgent and amazing. Discover just how impressive sea turtles really are and what you can do to help save them.
Saving a Species: Sea Turtles can be watched in multiple parts or as a full episode. Looking for quiz questions to ask before and after each episode segment? Check out the Pre- and Post-Viewing Questions in the Teacher Toolbox.
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Animal InfoBooks
Learn about sea turtles — remarkable marine reptiles facing formidable challenges to their survival. Dive deeper into scientific classifications, specialized adaptations, what these amazing animals eat, and more.
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Activities
Schooling at home? Keep your students engaged with these sea turtle-themed classroom activities.
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Games and Worksheets
- Sea Turtle Coloring Page (K-3)
- Race to the Sea Maze (K-3)
- Food Chain Coloring Page (K-8)
- Sea Turtle Word Search (4-8)
- Scramble and Word Search (4-8)
- A-Maze-ing Sea Turtle Hatchling (4-8)
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Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation InfoBook
Learn more about SeaWorld's rescue and rehabilitation, and how it impacts sea turtles, sea lions, dolphins and many other animals. Get a sneak peek into the life of the animal rescue team, the regulations behind rescue efforts, and how animals get returned to the wild.