Showing posts with label American Tortoise Rescue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Tortoise Rescue. Show all posts

Friday, January 23, 2009

Green Sea Turtle At Baltimore Aquarium


A visit to an aquarium or even a nature center can begin a wonderful immersion in the world of nature.
This Green Sea Turtle rescued off the Long Island swims easily in the protected water at the Baltimore Aquarium; even without its flipper, amputated due to the infection it sustained after it was cold-stunned. Here is a science activity for 6th to 12th graders to teach about this phenomena that is not unlike hypothermia in humans.
Even though, the sea turtle is threatened, there is some hope, according to the Nature Conservancy.




Read More About It
Sea Turtles (Undersea Encounters) by Mary Jo Rodes and David Hall;March, 2006; ages 9-12


One Tiny Turtle: Read and Wonder by Nicola Davies (author) and Jane Chapman (illustrator); June 2005; K-Gr2

Diego and the Baby Sea Turtles by Lisa Rao; May, 2008; ages 3-7

Do You Know?
May 23, 2000 was designated the first National Turtle Day by American Tortoise Rescue.