EcoTurtle Explorers
Program Length: 45 minutes
Program Cost: $120
Dive into the dynamic world of marine ecosystems as students explore how sea turtles interact with both the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) parts of their environment. This program highlights the important role sea turtles play in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems while examining how factors like temperature, ocean currents, and human impacts influence their survival and behavior.
Program Objectives
Students will:
- Define ecosystems and distinguish between biotic and abiotic components
- Identify key living and non-living elements of a sea turtle’s habitat
- Explore food webs and ecological relationships involving sea turtles
- Understand symbiotic relationships, including barnacles and sea turtles
- Analyze how environmental changes and human activities impact marine ecosystems
Science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
- Grade 6:
- 6.12A and 6.12B
- Grade 7:
- 7.11A, 7.11B, and 7.11C
- Grade 8:
- 8.13A
- 8.13B
- High School:
- Biology 9A
- Biology 10A and 10B
- Environmental Systems 4B
- Biology 11B
Vocabulary: ecosystem, biotic, abiotic, food web, biodiversity, symbiosis, mutualism, predation, ocean currents, pollution, conservation