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- Loggerhead sea turtle
- Format: image/photograph
- Drawing sea turtles
- This lesson plan takes students step by step through drawing a sea turtle, using the process to discuss the animal's anatomy.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- Masonboro Island
- One of the four sites of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. Interpreter led field trips must be reserved two seasons ahead. This is a favorite field trip for many teachers.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Located on the north end of Hatteras Island, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge provides programs which focus on "interpretation, environmental education, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, and fishing."
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- North Carolina Maritime Museum
- Students will learn about the rich maritime history of the North Carolina coast as well as the coastal environment and barrier island ecology.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Hammocks Beach State Park
- A visit to Hammocks Beach State Parks allows students to explore several different ecosystems - estuaries, maritime forest, and desert.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Estuaries in North Carolina: A primer
- Estuaries are places near the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix. Influenced by ocean forces yet partly sheltered from them, estuaries have unique and fascinating ecologies. This article explains what estuaries are, their geology and role in the larger...
- By Waverly Harrell and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.
Resources on the web
- Solving the sea turtle mystery
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students consider the reasons for the significant difference in vulnerability between the green turtle and the loggerhead turtle. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
- Learn about the fascinating history of this protected area off the coast of Georgia and find educational materials, an illustrated fish guide, underwater images, and information about marine science careers. You can even track loggerhead sea turtle movements... (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- EuroTurtle
- An educational website for the conservation and biology of sea turtles and includes an adventure game, a bone kit, and turtle parts as well as other educational activities. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: EuroTurtle
- Which turtle for the tiger shark?
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students consider the reasons for the significant difference in vulnerability between the turtle species in Western Australia's Shark Bay. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- National Marine Sanctuaries
- An essential resource for the classroom studying marine science. Includes virtual tours of marine sanctuaries of the United States and their territories, virtual dives, photos, videos, lesson plans, lab experiments, workshops, and much more. Learn about coral... (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- WhaleNet - From Wheelock College
- Data and tracking information on marine life available on this site will encourage student learning about sea creatures, especially whales. Students can follow sea animals in the Active Satellite Tagging Data section. Articles, research papers on Whale Net... (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Wheelock College
