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Requirements
SEA TURTLES Try-It, Badge, IPP Program Girl Scout
Brownies: Complete 4 activities including the starred “Discover” activity and 1 “Take Action” activity. Girl Scout
Juniors: Complete 6 activities including the starred “Discover” activity and 1 “Take Action” activity.
Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors: Complete 8 activities including the starred “Discover” activity and 2 “Take Action” activities.
Discover:
1)* Discover the seven species of sea turtles.
2) Discover how the green and loggerhead sea turtles got their name.
3) Discover which sea turtle is the largest and which one is the smallest.
4) Discover what a sea turtle nest looks like.
5) Discover what sea turtle tracks looks like and how to tell the difference between tracks leading to a nest and a false crawl.
6) Discover which sea turtle dives the deepest, travels the furthest and grows the largest?
7) Discover if sea turtles can get sick. What can be done to help them get better?
8) Discover what spacer eggs are and which sea turtle lays them in their nest.
9) Discover which species of sea turtles visit the South Carolina coastline.
10) Write to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Marine Turtle Conservation Program and request information on sea turtles at Post Office Box 12559, Charleston, SC 29422. Read the information you receive with your troop.
Connect:
1) Make a list of threats (both natural and manmade) that may harm sea turtles. Brainstorm ideas that can help minimize these threats.
2) Find out what sea turtles eat. Do all sea turtles eat the same food? Do we eat some of the same foods?
3) Find out how many eggs there can be in a clutch. How does the hatchling get out of its’ shell? Can the weather help determine the sex of the hatchlings? (I don’t believe this will be a problem. The younger girls who might do the program will have adults helping them out.)
4) Find out what the hatchlings eat before they make their way out of the nest.
5) Learn what the typical incubation time is for a sea turtle nest.
6) What can a land turtle do that a sea turtle cannot do?
Take Action:
1) Volunteer at a state park sea turtle watch program.
2) Watch a sea turtle nest relocation and/or a sea turtle inventory.
3) Volunteer with a beach clean up project.
4) Volunteer at a facility dedicated to helping sea turtles.
5) Create a display for your school, library or community center about Sea Turtles. Emphasize what we can all do to help save and protect these special animals and environments.
