Activity One – Leatherback Turtles
Researching the Species
Materials Required:
- Reference materials from the Species at Risk Education Kit
- Library Books
- Access to the Internet
Let's get started!
Using the Leatherback Turtle Fact Sheet provided in this kit, the Internet and other resources learn as much as they can about leatherback turtles.
You can either:
A: Write a report to record and share what you have learned with others.
B: Create an educational poster designed to teach a group of younger students about leatherback turtles
Questions to consider:
As you research leatherback turtles, here are some questions to try and answer:
- Why are they called leatherback turtles?
- Where do leatherback turtles live?
- What do leatherback turtles eat?
- Why are leatherback turtles at risk?
- What can we do to protect leatherback turtles?
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