Lesson Title:   Saving Sea Turtles

Subject Area(s): Reading, Science, Technology

Grade Level: 4 Instructor's Name: Cindy Megli

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Learning Objectives

What learning objectives will your learners achieve from completing this lesson?

By the end of this lesson, the learners will:

• Be able to describe the threats that sea turtles face and discuss what can be done to save them.
• Be able to create a PowerPoint slide show
• Be able to scan a picture and use it in a PowerPoint project
• Be able to draw a picture using a Paint program and use it in a PowerPoint project

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Materials:

• Sea Turtles Think Sheet
• Saving the Sea Turtles Student handout
• Encarta
• Grolier
• Books to be ordered from Riverbend Library System (about 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the unit:

1. Arnold, Caroline. Sea Turtles. ill. by Marshall Peck III. New York: Scholastic, 1994, 31p. ISBN#0590469452
2. Bailey, Jill. Operation Turtle. Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Library, 1992. 46 p. (We have this one at P.E.S.)
3. Gibbons, Gail. Sea Turtles. New York: Holiday house, 1995. ISBN#0823411915
4. Jacobs, Francine. Sea Turtles. ill. by Jean Zallinger, New York: Morrow, 1972, 62 p. ISBN#0688200370
5. Lepthien, Emilie V. Sea Turtles. New York: Children’s Press, 1996. 47 p. ISBN#051201611
6. Patton, Don. Sea Turtles. Plymouth, MN: Child’s world, 1995. ISBN#1567661882
7. Ripple, Jeff. Sea Turtles. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, c. 1996. 85 p. ISBN#0896583155
8. Staub, Frank J. Sea Turtles. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co., 1995. 48 p. ISBN#0822530058
9. Stone, Lynn M. The Night of the Sea Turtle. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Publishing Corp., 1991. 48 p. ISBN#086593102X
10. Stone, Lynn. Sea Turtles. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Corp., 1993. 24 p. ISBN#0865932964

Internet Sites

• Turtle Trax: http://www.turtles.org/toc.htm
• Sea Turtle Migration- Tracking Education Program: http://cccturtle.org
• Euro Turtle: http://www.euroturtle.org/intro_eng.htm
• Saving the Sea Turtles: http://teacher.scholastic.com/turtles/index.asp
• Sea Turtle Restoration Project: http://seaturtles.org/article.php?list=type&type=64
• The Office of Protected Resources: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/education/turtles.htm

Sites to use after the PowerPoint Project

• Turtle Hurdle Game http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/oceanlife/main.asp?template=show&article=turtle
• Get two coins and play Loggerhead Turtle game: http://www.euroturtle.org/game/eduadv.htm
• Turtle Identification worksheet:

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_seaturtles.shtml

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Computer Function	Computer Application
Draw a picture	Paint or Kid Pix Program
Scan	Scanner Software
Read information	Internet Explorer
Publish	PowerPoint

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Results Presentation

Each group will create a PowerPoint presentation where they will include what can be done to save their species of sea turtle.

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Multidimensional Activities

Activities Prior to Computer Use

1. The students will read and discuss Turtle Watch by George Ancona in their Reading books.
2. They will break into groups of 3 or 4.
3. They will briefly look through books and internet sites to decide which species of sea turtle they want to know more about.
4. They will need to divide up tasks.

• Draw and color their turtle to be scanned
• Draw their turtle using a paint program
• Choose a picture of their turtle on an internet site and e-mail or write a letter asking permission to use it in their PowerPoint project.
• Plan their PowerPoint project and who will do each page.

Activities While at the Computer

1. Students will work together to explore the turtle sites, books, and Encyclopedia CDs listed in the materials section.
2. Answer questions on the Think Sheet.
3. Draw a picture using a Paint Program.
4. Scan picture that a group member has drawn.
5. Copy a picture of their species of sea turtle and place it in their folder on the server to use later in their PowerPoint presentation.
6. Create PowerPoint presentation.

7. When finished, work as a group to complete online activities.

• Turtle Hurdle Game http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/oceanlife/main.asp?template=show&article=turtle

• Get two coins and play Loggerhead Turtle game: http://www.euroturtle.org/game/eduadv.htm

• Activities After Using the Computer

1. The groups will present their PowerPoint presentations to the class.
2. After the presentations, they will complete "Identifying Sea Turtles" as a group. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_seaturtles.shtml

They will print out the page so they can write their answers on it.

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