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Journey of the Sea Turtle
A Homemade PowerPoint GameBy
Lauren EbertUniversity of Georgia
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StorySea turtles are on the endangered species list and face
many hardships throughout their lives. One of the greatest challenges every female sea turtle faces is laying her eggs. Each year a female sea turtle must drag herself
onto the beach and dig a large hole in order to lay her eggs. The fantastic part is that she does not do this just once, but up to ten times a year. In this game, you are a
female sea turtle. Your goal is to journey through the world of a sea turtle and lay eggs three times. While on
your journey, you will face many of the dangers sea turtles are confronted with everyday. You will also learn much
about the life of a sea turtle and how to preserve the species. Good luck and happy egg laying.
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Game DirectionsThe goal of the game is to move around the board and onto each egg spot once. After correctly completing the research task at each egg spot, the player gets an egg. The first player to obtain three eggs wins.
To play the game, each player starts somewhere on the outer loop of the game board. At the beginning of each turn, the player must select and answer a question. If the player correctly answers the question, s/he may roll the die and move. That turn is then over. If the player answers the question incorrectly, the turn is over, and s/he cannot move. The goal of the game is to get onto the beach to lay eggs at each egg spot on the game board. When a player reaches an egg spot, s/he must pick and complete a research task to receive an egg. Once the research task is completed, the player may roll again and continue moving around the board. If a player lands on a danger space, s/he must select a danger and follow the danger instructions.
To win the game, a player has to visit each egg spot once and correctly complete the research task at each spot. For each task completed, the player gets an egg. The first play to obtain three eggs wins.
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Game Preparation
• Game board: Print out slides 7-10. Cut them out and tape them together to create the game board.
• Game Pieces: Print out slides 5-6 (preferably on heavy card stock), then cut into individual turtles and eggs. Get dice.
• Research Questions: Look at slides 56-73 and come up with acceptable answers that are appropriate for your students.
• Questions, Dangers, and Research: Print out slides 15-16, 55 and 74 to keep track of which questions, dangers and researches have been used.
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CreditsAll teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are
cited.
• Originally designed by Lauren Ebert, University of Georgia, May 2003 with the title “Journey of the Sea Turtle”.
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Educational ObjectivesAudience:
Fifth grade, science
Subject Area: Life Sciences, Standard 17
Topic: The Living World: AnimalsStandard: Compares different kinds of animals and their protective adaptations.
Identifies examples of animals with protective adaptations in color, physical structure and body markings and shadings, such as zebras, giraffes, Viceroy butterflies and deer.
Inquiry, Standard 4Topic: Activities/ToolsStandard: Actively engages in learning process via hands-on/minds-on science
activities and experiences. Uses appropriate tools to collect and analyze data and solve problems.
Inquiry, Standard 2 Topic: Reference Skills
Standard: Uses encyclopedias, science reference magazines, books and other media to obtain information related to science concepts.
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Copyright• Copyright 2003 Lauren Ebert• Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all
teachers and students of non-profit schools. • Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-
profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.
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Time to play Journey of the Sea Turtle!
Questions
Research
Dangers
DirectionsHome Page
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Correct!!
Good job! You got the right answer. Roll again and continue your turn.
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Incorrect
Sorry. Your answer is not correct. Better luck next turn.
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When active, how often do sea turtles have to swim to the
surface to breathe?
every hour
every 30
minutes
every 5 minutes
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All sea turtles are endangered.
True
False
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What government act are sea turtles protected under?
Marine Protection Act of 1987
Endangered Species Act of
1973
Turtle Protection Act of 1985
Sea Turtle Act of 1979
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What class are sea turtles?
Reptiles
Mammals
Amphibians
Fish
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Which sea turtle does not have a hard, bony shell?
Atlantic
Green
Loggerhead
Hawksbill
Leatherback
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How long have sea turtles existed on earth?
400 million years
200 thousand years
200 million years
400 thousand years
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How much does the average Green Turtle weigh?
200 to 300 lbs
100 to 150 lbs
300 to 400 lbs
150 to 200 lbs
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Where does the Green Turtle usually live?
around coral reefs
in sea grass
along the ocean floor
in shallow waters
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How long is the average Green Turtle?
50 to 55 inches
25 to 33 inches
36 to 43 inches
45 to 50 inches
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How much does the average Hawksbill weigh?
400 to 500 lbs
200 to 300
lbs
300 to 400 lbs
100 to 200 lbs
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The term “tortoise shell” originated from the Hawksbill
turtle.
True
False
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How long is the average Hawksbill turtle?
30 to 36 inches
25 to 30
inches
39 to 43 inches
45 to 51 inches
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How much does the average Kemp’s Ridley turtle weigh?
200 to 230 lbs
120 to 150 lbs
80 to 100 lbs
50 to 75 lbs
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The Kemp’s Ridley turtle is the most endangered of all
sea turtles.
True
False
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How much does the average Leatherback turtle weigh?
750 lbs
875 lbs
1,400 lbs
1000 lbs
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How long is the average Leatherback turtle?
6 feet
4 feet
5 feet
7 feet
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How much does the average Loggerhead turtle weigh?
250 to 500 lbs
200 to 350 lbs
100 to 300 lbs
150 to 400 lbs
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What color markings does the Loggerhead turtle have?
dark green
reddish brown
olive green
grayish blue
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How long does the average sea turtle live?
10 to 15
years 45 to
50 years
15 to 20
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Which of these do sea turtles NOT eat?
jellyfish
lobster
seaweed
shrimp
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How many eggs do sea turtles usually lay?
50 to 100
60 to 120
100 to 200
70 to 170
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Most sea turtles live to adulthood.
True
False
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How long can sea turtles stay out of the water?
10 to 11
hours 1 hour
2 to 3 hours
6 hours
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How many species of sea turtles are there?
7
10
6
9
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Sea turtles do not often interact unless they are
mating.
True
False
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What is the amount of eggs a sea turtle lays called?
a nest
a hand
a clutch
a batch
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Once the female sea turtle lays her eggs, how log does it take the eggs
to hatch?
35 days
40 days
60 days
75 days
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The temperature of the sea turtle eggs effects what sex
the babies will be.
True
False
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What makes sea turtles different from other turtles?
they evolved from different ancestors
they lay different types of
eggs
they can not pull their limbs into their
shells
they do not breathe air
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How large is a sea turtle egg?
the size of a marble
the size of a soft ball
the size of a tennis ball
the size of a ping pong ball
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Where is the sea turtle’s vision the best?
underwater
above the
water
in the dark
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How fast can the average sea turtle swim?
0.5 to 0.9
kph 1.5 to 2.3
kph
2.6 to 3.1
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What is the longest amount of time a sea turtle can stay
underwater?1 hour
3 hours
8 hours
5 hours
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Sea turtles have an external ear opening.
True
False
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Sea turtles do not migrate.
True
False
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Sea turtles do not have any teeth.
True
False
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Research 1
Using the Atlantic Green turtle page and any other resources you can
find, decide where you as an Atlantic Green turtle would like to lay your eggs. Also explain what obstacles you might face as you
lay your eggs.
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Research 2
Using the links provided, find a picture of the Atlantic Green turtle
and explain to the class what it looks like and how its adaptations
help it survive.
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Research 3
Using the links provided and any other resources you can find, come up with your own plan on how you
can help save sea turtles.
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Research 4
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Using the Hawaiian Green turtle page and any other resources you can find, decide where you as an
Hawaiian Green turtle would like to lay your eggs. Also explain what obstacles you might face as you
lay your eggs.
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Research 5
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Using the links provided, find a picture of the Hawaiian Green
turtle and explain to the class what it looks like and how its
adaptations help it survive.
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Research 6
Using the links provided and any other resources you can find, explain to the class how laws
protect sea turtles and what is being done to enforce those laws.
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Research 7
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Using the Kemp’s Ridley turtle page and any other resources you can
find, decide where you as a Kemp’s Ridley turtle would like to lay your eggs. Also explain what obstacles you might face as you
lay your eggs.
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Research 8
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Using the links provided, find a picture of the Kemp’s Ridley turtle
and explain to the class what it looks like and how its adaptations
help it survive.
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Research 9
Using the links provided and any other resources you can find,
report to the class all the different dangers sea turtles face and how those dangers are affecting the
sea turtle population.
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Using the Loggerhead turtle page and any other resources you can
find, decide where you as a Loggerhead turtle would like to lay
your eggs. Also explain what obstacles you might face as you
lay your eggs.
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Research 11
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Using the links provided, find a picture of the Loggerhead turtle and explain to the class what it
looks like and how its adaptations help it survive.
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Research 12
Using the links provided and any other resources you can find,
explain to the class what baby sea turtles face after they hatch. Be sure to include how many babies
survive and how long it takes them to mature.
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Research 13
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Using the Hawksbill turtle page and any other resources you can find, decide where you as a Hawksbill
turtle would like to lay your eggs. Also explain what obstacles you
might face as you lay your eggs.
Research
Research 14
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Using the links provided, find a picture of the Hawksbill turtle and explain to the class what it looks
like and how its adaptations help it survive.
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Research 15
Using the links provided and any other resources you can find,
explain to the class how sea turtles are different from land turtles. Be
sure to include the specific adaptations sea turtles have that
are different from land turtles.
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Research 16
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Using the Leatherback turtle page and any other resources you can
find, decide where you as a Leatherback turtle would like to lay
your eggs. Also explain what obstacles you might face as you
lay your eggs.
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Research 17
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Using the links provided, find a picture of the Leatherback turtle and explain to the class what it
looks like and how its adaptations help it survive.
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Research 18
Using the links provided and any other resources you can find, make
a prediction of what is going to happen to sea turtles in the future based on the evidence you find.
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You get trapped in a fisherman’s net. It takes
you a while to get out, and your flippers are
slightly cut. You need to take time to recuperate,
so you miss your next turn.
Danger 2
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A boater is paying no attention where they are going. As a result, you get caught underneath
the motor and cut pretty badly. You need time to heal, so you must skip your next two turns.
Danger 3
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A coyote gets into one of your egg nests and eats
them all. As a result, you must lay another clutch
of eggs. Give back one of your eggs and journey to the beach one more time.
Danger 4
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You accidentally ate a plastic bag thinking it was a jelly fish and get sick. You need to take time to recuperate, so
you miss your next turn.
Danger 5
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You climbed onto the beach you usually lay your eggs on
but now there is a hotel on the beach. The lights are too
bright, and you are afraid to lay your eggs there, so you
head back to the ocean. This delay causes you to lose your
next turn.
Danger 6
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Egg hunters find the eggs you deposited and dig
them all up to sell at the market. As a result, you must lay another clutch
of eggs. Give back one of your eggs and journey to the beach one more time.
Danger 7
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There was an oil spill and you are covered in oil. It takes a while for rescue workers to clean all the oil off of your shell. You miss two turns when you
are being cleaned.
Danger 8
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The water you are in is extremely polluted by a
factory that dumps chemicals into the ocean. As a result you become sick and lose one turn.
Danger 9
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The beach you usually lay your eggs on has eroded,
so you cannot lay your eggs there. As a result you head back to the
ocean. This delay causes you to lose your next
turn.
Danger 10
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Sea turtle hunters are trying to catch you in
order to sell your shell. Luckily you escape from being captured, but you
suffer some injuries. You miss your next turn while
you take time to recuperate.
Danger 11
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A racoon gets into one of your egg nests and eats
them all. As a result, you must lay another clutch
of eggs. Give back one of your eggs and journey to the beach one more time.
Danger 12
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You run into a killer whale who wants to make
you dinner. You must swim away fast and hide. As a result, you miss your
next turn.
Danger 13
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You get tangled in floating debris a boater
carelessly tossed overboard. It takes a
while for you to become untangled. While you untangle yourself, you
miss your next two turns.
Danger 14
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A careless person on the beach accidentally digs up all your eggs. As a result, you must lay
another clutch of eggs. Give back one of your
eggs and journey to the beach one more time.
Danger 15
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You climbed onto the beach you usually lay your eggs on but now there is an enormous
seawall there. There is no room for you to lay your eggs, so you head back to the ocean. This delay causes you to lose your
next turn.
Danger 16
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A fisherman accidentally catches you and pulls you
into his boat. Fortunately he releases you back into the water, but you are a little shook up over the whole event. You skip your next turn in order to re-gather your
courage.
Danger 17
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Sea turtle hunters are trying to catch you in
order to sell your meat. Luckily you escape from being captured, but you
suffer some injuries. You miss your next turn while
you take time to recuperate.
Danger 18
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A bunch of ants invade the place where you
deposited your eggs and kill all the eggs. As a result, you must lay
another clutch of eggs. Give back one of your
eggs and journey to the beach one more time.
Research Page
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Hawksbill
Kemp’s Ridley
Hawaiian GreenAtlantic Green
Loggerhead
Leatherback
Other links
The Kemp’s Ridley Turtle
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