Have you ever seen a baby turtle? I once got to swim with sea turtles in Hawaii. I'll never forget it... and I'll never forget the day my Jr. High teacher, Mr. Child, showed us a video of hatchlings (baby turtles) making their way to the ocean. I researched baby turtles that entire year!
Life is all about continuing to learn new things. Still, I was amazed to find out just this year, that a turtles' gender is dictated by the temperature! Did you know that? Females are created in warmer temps, boys in cooler temps. With global warming on the rise, you can imagine that there will be an increase in females and fewer males. Eventually, if this trend continues, there will be no more male turtles... which means no more turtles. What do you think are the implications of this? Can you imagine a world without turtles? I can't. If sea turtles interest you, you may enjoy our optional activity on sea turtles or this weeks challenge on sea turtle conservation. You can find the sea turtle assignment on Canvas. Or, you can continue with Thinkersize#18. Either way, I hope you have a wonderful week and enjoy creative learning! Joke for the week: How does a turtle communicate? Answer: A shellphone! Assignment for the week: Puzzle 18 OR using canvas, complete the turtle data assignment. An interesting fact about sea turtles... not only do they use a natural phenomenon to hatch at about the exact same time, but they can also live for 100 years and lay 100 eggs at a time! Sea turtles are amazing! Bennion:
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This weeks challenge, if you choose to do it to be entered into the drawing, is to create a list of 10 ways you can help sea turtles and enact one of those ways into action this week. Email me your list and what one thing you are doing to save the sea turtles. For example, my goal is to never use or buy any plastic. Over the past 3 months I have tried to use only recyclable grocery bags, carry a metal reusable straw in my purse, and buy in bulk, brining my own glass or fabric bottles to reuse at the store to hold food. I've also had to re-think where I shop as most stores do not have this option. There are a million things you can do to help sea turtles. What will you do? Answers to last Week's puzzle #17 PP: They drove 215 miles all together LL: 142356 356421 625143 413562 234615 561234 BB: 3 pets AA: eat, hour, cookbook PP: 9 lives DD: Sam-raft; Beth- googgles; Jodie-beach ball; jake-diving sticks QQ: P (16) Starting at b, letters translated to number double each section clockwise CC: U.S. Presidents I cherish you and miss you, dear ones! Mrs. C
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