Resources
The Great Turtle Race
www.GreatTurtleRace.com
The book Sea Turtles is a must read and a complete guide to their biology, behavior and conservation, by James R Spotila, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/3481.html
Voyage of the Turtle
In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur. The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future, by Carl Safina, Henry Holt and Co. http://www.henryholt.com/searchnn.htm
The Great Turtle Race Partners
Leatherback Trust...founder of the Great Turtle Race http://www.leatherback.org/
Help save the leatherbacks and make a contribution at http://www.leatherback.org/pages/help.htm
Conservation International
http://www.conservation.org www.conservation.org/seaturtles
TOPP...Tagging of Pacific Pelagics
http://www.toppcensus.org/web/Updates.aspx?WG=8&Tab=15
Sponsors and Supporters
Additional Resources
State of the World’s Sea Turtles www.SeaTurtleStatus.org.
Mr. Leatherback Blog http://www.myspace.com/mrleatherback
Earth's Birthday Project http://www.earthsbirthday.org/biggift/
Free K-12 lessons and activities
Sea Turtle Restoration Project
http://www.seaturtles.org/lesson_plans2.cfm?lessonPlanID=8
Seaturtle.org tracking turtles http://www.seaturtle.org/
National Goegraphic CritterCam
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/crittercam/ax/ff_turtle.html
Caribbean Conservation Corporation and Sea Turtle Survival League
http://www.cccturtle.org/sea-turtle-information.php?page=educational-res
Grupo Tortuguero (Spanish)
http://www.grupotortuguero.org/files/file/180LaVidaespanol.pdf
(English)
http://www.grupotortuguero.org/files/file/9LaVidaenglish.pdf
Activity book designed to teach elementary students grades 3-6 about Pacific sea turtles. Students will learn about endangered species and how humans can threaten and help them. This packet includes materials that address science and mathematics standards.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science http://www.marine-ed.org/bridge/survivor.pdf
Virginia Aquarium http://www.vmsm.com/
Sea Turtle Science...The Bridge http://www.vims.edu/bridge/
The Plight of the Leatherback Turtle http://torontozoo.com/adoptapond/turtle_curriculum/unit5b.pdf
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/leatherback.htm
Disney Little Mermaid http://www.keepoceansclean.org/home/
NASA World Wind, zoom from satellite altitude into any place on earth http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
Satellite Communication link on the student task page was prepared by Dr. Regis Leonard for NASA's Lewis Research Center http://ctd.grc.nasa.gov/rleonard/
Map Maker http://www.mapmaker.com/
Environmental Education Resources on the Web
Monarch Teacher Network http://www.eirc.org/global_connections/
Exploring the Environment (NASA’s Classroom of the Future) A problem based learning approach
http://www.cet.edu/ete/
Earthwatch Institute http://www.earthwatch.org/site/pp.asp?c=8nJELMNkGiF&b=1322375
The Wetlands Institute http://www.wetlandsinstitute.org/
North America Association for Environmental Education EE Link
http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency Libraries and Repositories http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/index.html
EPA Hotlines http://www.epa.gov/epahome/hotline.htm
EPA Envirofacts http://www.epa.gov/enviro/
Chemical Scorecard, a must see http://www.scorecard.org/
Terms of Environment: Glossory, Abbreviations and Acronyms http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/
National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education
www.naaee.org/npeee
The Globe Program http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
Global Perspectives http://www.cet.edu/earthinfo/
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (Environment)
Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education (ANJEE) http://www.anjee.net/
Educator Resources
South Jersey Academy http://www.southjerseyacademy.com/
Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program
http://www.trianglecoalition.org/ein.htm
NASA Education...A to Z index
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k-4/features/index.html
NASA's Student Observation Network, tracking winter storms, climate change and energy. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/son/home/index.html
NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program http://teacheratsea.noaa.gov/
Answers.com, an online answer engine, dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia http://www.answers.com/
Links to technology definitions can be found at Webopedia http://www.webopedia.com/
Tools for creating worksheets 4Teachers.org
U.S. Green Builders Council http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=1
Build Green Schools http://www.buildgreenschools.org/
Schools
Bullis Charter School http://www.bullischarterschool.com/
Drexel University http://www.drexel.edu/bioscience/
Life Sciences Secondary School http://www.lifesciencessecondaryschool.com/.
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