What kind of troubles affect turtles? Learners create paper plate wheels to show four different hazards to sea turtles. Pupils color four segments of a picture to represent the overharvesting, changing beaches, pollution, and fishing that harm turtles. Individuals then use the pictures with paper plates to create a viewing wheel to highlight one hazard at a time.

Concepts

sea turtles, turtles, endangered species, ocean pollution, water pollution, pollution, fishing industry, harvesting

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Research to determine which trouble affects which species the most
• Wrap up the activity by asking the class what they could do to help the turtles

Classroom Considerations

• Requires cutting, so teachers may need to do this beforehand

Pros

• Includes pictures of the product to illustrate the different steps
• Contains information for the teacher to explain each of the troubles

Cons

• None