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Sea Turtle First Aid Investigation

Sea Turtle First Aid Investigation

This activity (located on page 4 of the PDF) is a full inquiry investigation into testing a repair material. Groups of learners perform ___first aid___ on a cut orange, which represents propeller damage on the back of a leatherback sea turtle. Learners use a variety of repair materials and predict how well various treatments will work, then observe treated, untreated, and uncut control oranges for 4 days. Relates to linked video, DragonflyTV...

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Keywords:
Social Sciences, Problem Solving, Human Impact, Turtle, NSDL, Biological Science, Ecology, Animals, Conducting Investigations, Strategies, General, Data Representation, Data Analysis, Treatment, Materials Science, Forestry and Agriculture, Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering, About Inquiry, Life Science, Materials, Research and Development, Leatherback, Troubleshooting and Maintenance, Geoscience, Mathematics, Anthropology, First Aid, Data Collection, Engineering, General Science, Technology, Control, Wounds, Education, Repair, Formulating Explanations
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Authors:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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