Science News Report- 416

Science News Report

Lilly Waldrop

• Have you seen a sea turtle before?

• Where does a sea turtle live?

Meet the dog who can find rare sea turtle nests at a shocking success rate

Article from: National Geographic

-Dory identified 560 turtles (three species) -compared to the Wildlife Conservation Comission finding 256

Dory's Findings

supplement

-Dory is the first dog to prove that in most circumstances, dogs can outperform humans in sea-turtle monitoring -can be helpful for quick data

This research has a huge impact on conservation efforts and scientific discovery

Conservation

• Pepe Peruyero selected a rescue dog named "Dory"
• Trained to find scent of turtle shells

Training

Benefits Of Experiment

-These findings can help scientists understand sea turtles habitats and promote sea life conservation

Picture of Dory

Science Standards Connection

K-ESS3.1- Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live

Idea #1 with Kindergarten

• Read "One Tiny Turtle" by Nicola Davies
• This story shows pictures of the ocean and and talks about what turtles are.
• The story also talks about baby turtle shells which connects back to my news.
• Since the story really focuses on the physical features of turtles I would create a KWL chart with my students.
• I would ask them what they know about turtles before and after the read aloud/ want to know

By: Nicola Davies

Idea #2 with Kindergarten

Turtle Habitat Observing & Journal- Partner Share Out/ Whole Class

• Students would observe the turtle habitat replica in the classroom
• I would have students take notes in their science notebook/ make drawings about what they see
• Students would share with a partner about what they saw and show each other their findings
• As a class we would talk about the habitat and what the turtle lives in

News Resources

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/sniffer-dogs-conservation-sea-turtles-florida https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290740# Picture of Dory Dog- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290740# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKu8Pc4bD0E- Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEa0fTXloIg One Tiny Turtle Read Aloud

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