Resources for Teachers

This section contains educational materials and data covering topics in Biology, Conservation, Geography, Earth Science & Mathematics that can be used with Tour de Turtles.

* Register to download the Sea Turtle Migration-Tracking Educator's Guide & Lesson Modules

* List of activities, by subject, based on satellite tracking sea turtles

* Google Earth Tracking KMZ files: Use Google Earth to follow the migartions of the Tour de Turtles sea turtle marathoners! Click on the turtle's name below to save the file or open directly with Google Earth.
------ Select a Turtle -------- Adele Bubbles Coral Crystal Gayle Groove Ian Journey Lightning McQueen Mayorita Odessa Paradise Rapunzel Shelle Squirt

Don't have Google Earth? You can download a free version of Google Earth. STC is only able to provide Google Earth files for those sea turtles deployed by STC.

* Sea Turtle Biology Flash Presentations - A set of Flash Slideshows covering basic sea turtle information and facts about each sea turtles species. Each flash presentation can be downloaded for educational use.

* The Biology and Plight of the Leatherback - CHANCE (Connecting Humans And Nature in the Costa Rican Environment), Pennsylvania State University

* Sea Turtle Hatchling Orientation from Nest to Ocean - CHANCE (Connecting Humans And Nature in the Costa Rican Environment), Pennsylvania State University

* Coordinate Graphing Activity - Developed by Debra McGinn

* Sea Turtle Restoration Project Educational Resources - Materials to help teach about sea turtles and the marine environment

* Sea Turtle Science - A research-based middle and high school classroom resource. Created by The Bridge, it correlates to the National Science Education standards

* Earth Day Science Symposium - Sea Turtles - EDSS challenges students to become experts on sea turtles by analyzing data and explaining research to their peers

* Kemps' Ridley - A Sea Turtle in Crisis - This week long unit was developed by Jocelyn Miller , Teacher Innovation Project at the University of Maryland, to inspire secondary students to recognize the plight of the turtle and the human actions that are contributing its demise