Migration Specialist

The Process

Each team will consist of 4 research scientists. Your role will be Migration Specialist.

Your job is to find out the travel paths (range and migratory patterns) of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle and create an illustration of the migratory pattern. Describe and illustrate where it makes its home.

You may use Inspiration or Kid Pix to draw the migratory range and migratory pattern.

The Big6 skills will help you in your research. Use your Big6 Organizer (Big6 Organizer as pdf file) to help guide you through the research process.

Note taking for this job Click below for Inspiration template for Migration Specialist.
See the Migration Specialist Inspiration file as web page.	Download the Migration Specialist Inspiration 6. template. If you have Inspiration, this file can be used to write your notes.

Index of Digital Photographs and MPEG movies for student presentations.

The Resources

You must cite all books and web sites you use to find your information. Need help? See Citing Your Sources. You'll need to make a list of all the citations you make for the resources you use so that your group can create a written Bibliography to go with your final product.

The librarian will identify and explain how to use print resources, online databases, and Worldbook Online. You will also use the web sites listed below to help you find the information your need:

Migration Specialist
Describe habitat, population, range and migration patterns

Habitat, Range and Nesting Locations		http://cccturtle.org/kemps.htm
Tracking Devices		http://www.nwrc.gov/world/content/plants4.html
Tracking Kemp's Sea Turtles Migration Paths		http://octopus.gma.org/space1/turtles.html
		Satellite Tracking http://www.cccturtle.org/satintro.htm
Sea Turtle Restoration Project		Fact Sheet http://www.seaturtles.org/pdf/ACF1A9A.pdf
		Home Page of this Site http://www.seaturtles.org/hp.cfm
Sea Turtle Restoration Project Turtles and Shrimp Nets	http://www.seaturtles.org/issue_briefings2.cfm?issueBriefID=1
Tampa Bay Sea Turtle Tracking Project	Meghann: http://www.cccturtle.org/satmeg.htm
	Ken: http://www.cccturtle.org/satken.htm

Photo Credit: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Hatchling Release Courtesty: USGS Photo

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