Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Sea Turtles:

This week we have learned that sea turtles are very interesting sea animals. We found out that a sea turtle will travel for 20 years before having babies. We also found that a sea turtle goes back to the same beach it was born when laying eggs. Here are our 3 questions:

1. How many eggs can a sea turtle lay at one time?
 
2. Do sea turtles have a backbone or is their shell the backbone?
 
3. How long does a sea turtle live?
 
 
 
If you have any interesting facts, pictures, stories, details, or websites to share about sea turtles please share under our comments!
 
 
-Ms. Race's 2nd graders 
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40 comments:

  1. Jocelynn FlomSeptember 18, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    Sea turtles can live to be 80 years old!
    The females can lay up to 200 eggs!
    The sea turtle's shell and backbone is one in the same!

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    1. Ms. Amber RaceSeptember 19, 2012 at 7:12 AM

      WOW! 200 eggs is a lot of babies at one time! Thank you for answering our questions. We are now able to find more information about sea turtles.

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    2. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:52 AM

      shelbie yes you

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    3. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 8:39 AM

      thank you for such graet informasin that is ausome thank you





      chloe

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  2. Jocelynn FlomSeptember 18, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Sea turtles can eat jellyfish because they are immune to its sting!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    One time my family visited a sea turtle hospital in North Carolina. We saw sea turtles that had been rescued. It made me very happy to see the sea turtles rescued.

    http://www.seaturtlehospital.org/index.htm

    I also saw sea turtles at the aquariam in Wilmington, NC

    -Shawna Crain

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    1. Ms. Amber RaceSeptember 19, 2012 at 7:11 AM

      Thank you for sharing this AWESOME website! We really enjoyed the pictures and short video clips.

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  4. PetrinaSeptember 19, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    My class really enjoyed reading your blog. They want to know if sea turtles can really travel faster in the ocean current like the do in the movies Finding Nemo and Octanauts. Can you help us?

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  5. Amanda MiddletonSeptember 20, 2012 at 5:40 AM

    From what I gather, sea turtles that are able to catch the ocean's current can actually get in the current and use less of their own energy by "riding the current." The current usually moves so fast that they can, in fact, go a greater distance using less energy. :) Hope this helps!

    http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=124190

    Amanda Middleton

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    1. PetrinaSeptember 20, 2012 at 11:09 AM

      Thank you for finding that information for us. We think sea turtles are amazing.

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    2. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:10 AM

      THAK YOU FOR SHERE THIS OSM WEB SIT AND I HOP YOU COME BAK TO COMIT ON THE SEA

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  6. Ms. Amber RaceSeptember 20, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    Chloe and Mrs. Amanda, Thank you for sharing such great information! We had no idea sea turtles could go all the way to Africa, South America, France, Spain, or even England!

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  7. Ms. Amber RaceSeptember 20, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    We want to share this really neat website we found. We discovered there are six types of sea turtles.
    http://animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/turtle-info7.htm

    Hope you enjoy!

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  8. Chloe and Amanda MiddletonSeptember 20, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Wow; what great information! We have learned a lot that we didn't know about sea turtles! Thanks for sharing!! :)

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    My classes enjoy tracking the sea turtles online at the following website http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/

    One of my favorite things to teach about sea turtles is how to help protect them. One of the most harmful things is LIGHT! Light from houses and cities can be harmful. Can you guess why?

    See if you can find out!
    From, Mrs. Shatwell

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:38 AM

      thank you for commenting.Mrs.Shatwell love,chloe

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    2. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:11 AM

      we have not checket out the web siete

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    lydia
    Thank you for comenting Mrs. Shatwell.

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    thak you for shere this and the webst to us
    shelbie sexton

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:29 AM

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    Alyssa
    Mrs.shatwell i am so glad you fond it. Thankyou.

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:36 AM

    thank you mis shatwell for comenting. love. darby

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    are sea turtuis nice?
    lydia

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    i love you mrs.race!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    arlis .loves you!!!!!!!!!

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    arlis thank you cloe.....

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    Sae turtles aer 125 yers old.From Justus.

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    I know that sea turtels don.t only sleep in the sand thay sleep on rocks to.

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    Amanda thank you .

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  22. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    wuts up.arlis

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  23. corbinSeptember 30, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    Corbin learned that loggerhead sea turtles are one of the most ancient creatures alive and once they are adults they weigh up between 155-355lbs. (vi-animalspot.net)

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  24. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    Gavin Thank you Corbin for the imfermashin of the weigh of sea turtlr's.

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  25. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 8:41 AM

    Gavin Thank you Corbin for the iformashin.

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  26. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    sea turtels don.t only eat seawaed thay eat plackton to.


    love. darby.

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  27. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    ELLA

    THANKS CORBEN FOR THE INFORMASHON THAT IS VERY COOL.

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