Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
2017
Series
VA SEA 2017 Lesson Plans
Abstract
This lesson plan invites seventh grade students to take on the role of detective to determine the time of death of the stranded turtle that washed up on shore. Students will make observations and use evidence-based reasoning to turn qualitative data into quantitative data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5N15H
Keywords
Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Marine Science, Sea Turtles
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Publication Statement
This lesson was developed in alignment with the 2010 Virginia Department of Education’s Science Standards of Learning.
Funding
This work is sponsored by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative, which supports collaborative research that addresses coastal management problems important to the reserves. The Science Collaborative is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and managed by the University of Michigan Water Center.
Recommended Citation
Santos, B. (2017) Sea Turtle CSI: A Graphing Activity, Subjects: Life Science / Biology Environmental Science Marine / Ocean Science. VA SEA 2017 Lesson Plans. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5N15H
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Animal Sciences Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons