Cooperative adaptation-card sorting to compare two turtle species¶

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Description¶

A pre-visit activity in which "Students will participate in a cooperative learning activity designed to illustrate the similarities and differences between the loggerhead sea turtle and the box turtle." Each student receives a card describing one adaptation, reads it aloud to classmates, and physically sorts into two groups by species without showing cards. Groups then prepare and present a natural history of their turtle and help complete a class comparison chart.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• One set of 30 Turtle Adaptation Cards, cut and shuffled; time limits set by the teacher

Constraints¶

• Group size of maximum 30 students; 45-60 minutes

Target Learners¶

• Grades 5-8 students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Adaptations and anatomy
• Comparing marine and terrestrial species
• Inference about endangered status

Related Strategies¶

• Dichotomous key practice with sea turtle picture cards
• Sort And Classify

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Bland, Samuel S. (1995). Sea Turtle Trek, Hammocks Beach State Park: An Environmental Education Learning Experience Designed for Grades 6-8. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED401095