Educators Corner

Through the educational components of this website you can learn all about the different species of sea turtles, learn about the global importance of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Tortuguero National Park, and Chiriquí Beach as sea turtle nesting beaches, find some activities for kids, and even follow the migration of a sea turtle as she swims from her nesting beach to her feeding area.

The more you see, the more you will learn about what we think are the most remarkable creatures on earth -- sea turtles.

Educational Activities Related to Sea Turtle Migration-Tracking

This section contains activities, materials and data covering topics in Biology, Conservation, Geography, Earth Science & Mathematics that can be used with the Sea Turtle Migration-Tracking Education Program.

• List of activities, by subject, based on satellite tracking sea turtles
  
  
• Google Earth Tracking KMZ files: Use Google Earth to track CCC's turtles! Click on the turtle's name below to save the file to your computer and open with Google Earth. Don't have Google Earth? You can download a free version of Google Earth.
  

  Currently Tracked: Calypso - Hawksbill from Nevis Ginger - Hawksbill from Nevis Jamur - Leatherback from Panama Mango - Hawksbill from Nevis Zoe - Leatherback from Argentina

  Previously Tracked: Aitkanti - Leatherback from Suriname Bermeylan - Green Turtle from Bermuda Choroeüo - Leatherback from Panama Ibélice - Leatherback from Panama Idun - Leatherback from Panama Nevis - Hawksbill from Nevis Señorita Bedi - Hawksbill from Panama Shelldon - Leatherback from Panama

• Maps & Data Sets for Plotting Sea Turtle Migration (PDF files )

  Blank Maps: Map of the Western Atlantic Ocean Map of the Northern Atlantic Ocean Map of the Entire Atlantic Ocean	Data Sets: Location points for Aitkanti Location points for Flora Location points for Idun Location points for Shelldon
  Data Sets provided by the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, World Wildlife Fund and the Florida Wildlife Research Institute. Data sets may only be used for educational or conservational purposes and must be properly credited if used outside of the CCC provided educational activities.

  
  
• Original Plot the Migration of a Sea Turtle Activity

Additional Educational Activities

• Sea Turtle APES WebQuest - Developed by Brian Bodas, 2008
• Sea Turtle Conservation WebQuest
• Sea Turtle Coloring & Activity Book
• 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, 2004

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If you have an activity or resource related to the tracking program that you would like to share, please contact Dan Evans at drevans@cccturtle.org or 352-373-6441 to find out how to have it included on our website.