Sea Turtle Lesson
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Subject Area: Science | Grade Level: 3
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Sea Turtle, Ocean, Marine Life, etc.
Lesson Description: This lesson will go over basic information about sea turtles including their average size/weight, where they normally live, and the different types of them.

  • SC.3.N.1.6 Infer based on observation.
  • SC.3.N.3.1 Recognize that words in science can have different or more specific meanings than their use in everyday language; for example, energy, cell, heat/cold, and evidence.
  • SC.3.N.3.3 Recognize that all models are approximations of natural phenomena; as such, they do not perfectly account for all observations.
  • SC.3.P.8.3 Compare materials and objects according to properties such as size, shape, color, texture, and hardness.
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Video : Sea Turtle Information
Instructions: Please watch the following video to learn more about sea turtles. Watching this video will also help you with the rest of the lesson.
Description: This video dives briefly into the history of sea turtles, where they live, and other information too.
Reading : WWF Sea Turtle Article
Instructions: Please read the following article as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through the rest of the lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the following lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the article if needed.

Read the following article: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sea-turtle 

Description: More information about sea turtles.
Assignment : Lesson Assignment

Read and try to understand the content of the video and article in the lesson.

Quiz : Lesson Recap Quiz
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

Where do sea turtles live for the most part?

Question #2

How long have sea turtles been around?

Question #3

What is the status of sea turtles?

Question #4

Why do sea turtles eat sea grass?

Description: The following quiz will go over everything learned in the entire lesson.
Forum : Sea Turtle Discussion Forum
Instructions: This discussion forum will have questions for students to respond. Read the posted questions, and respond to each. Students are responsible for posting one initial and and two peer responses for each topic.
There are no forum posts.
Description: A series of questions in-line with the rest of the lesson to complete or add on to after the quiz.
Resources : Resources Of The Lesson
Instructions: Please see the resources used for the lesson if you have not already. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Sea Turtle Information Video
The video that was used in this lesson.
Sea Turtle Article
The article also used for this lesson.
Description: Here are all of the resources for this lesson.