Week 7: Turtles are Friends Not Foes
These turtles are amazing. Watch this video first.
We wish this was the truth about turtles, but we know it isn’t.
Below is a picture of what is really happening to sea turtles. They are in danger, endangered, and some species are becoming extinct. Let’s take a dive into the ocean and see what is happening to our sea turtles and other sea creatures.
“You See the Difference. A Turtle Does Not” –
Resources:
Marine species dying from plastic trash
See How It Feels to Be an Ocean Animal Stuck in a Plastic Bag
Research:
Make a table similar to the one below. You can use this table or create your own. You are going to be researching sea creatures that are harmed by man-made materials in the ocean. We want to see your research findings. Send your table, chart or graph to bestology@bestinc.org.
We have only given you a few suggested titles in the table; you are free to add your own title headings.
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Type of sea creature |
Location | Material harming them | “your research topic” |
“your research topic” |
Math and Science: Variables and Graphing
Let’s connect a little bit to math and science. Variables and graphing is a large weakness in middle and high school math and science. Students have a tough time understanding the difference between dependent and independent variables in an experiment. Take a minute to get familiar with the difference between these two types of variables.
Once you have made your table above we want you to make a graph representing your data.
Make sure you show the following:
- Title
- Labels on the x and y axis
- List the dependent and independent variables
Community Connection:
View this website. Warning, it might be too upsetting for some people
Discuss as a group what you can do to help this huge problem.
It seems simple and most of us don’t live near the ocean, so what can we as a community do to help save these animals from this huge plastic garbage epidemic.
BEST Connection:
Look at the BEST kit. Is there anything in the kit that can cause damage to marine life if not disposed of correctly?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: add, create, explore, evaluate, generate, include, identify, list, observe, reflect, review, subdivide, use, and write
Workforce Skills: critical thinking, materials evaluation, reading comprehension, science, writing