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Design a Turtle Nest Protector
Lesson4 of 9 in this unit
PrimaryYear 3 - 6ScienceHumanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalConservationOceansSustainabilityEconomicDesign Thinking
Lesson Summary
In this lesson students will explore a range of marine turtle nest protectors and evaluate the threats they provide protection against. Students will then design and construct their own nest protectors in order to help conserve marine turtles. Using design thinking, students work collaboratively to brainstorm, develop, design and construct a turtle nest protector. They will pitch their ideas to the class or an audience of experts. Finally, students are asked to reflect upon the success of their project and their role in creating and executing the project. This lesson can be used to follow Threats to Marine Turtles – Year 4, 5 & 6 – Lesson 1.
Essential questions:
- How can turtle nest protectors help marine turtles?
- What could a nest protector look like? What materials could it be made of and how would it work?
- What actions can we take in our school or community to help protect marine turtles?
- What processes and steps are required for planning and executing a social action project?
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand that turtle nest protectors are a practical way of protecting incubating turtle eggs from a range of threats.
Success criteria
Students can:
- plan and design a project
- work collaboratively from the start of the project to its completion
- critically reflect on their own contributions to the success of a project
- know that turtle nest protectors come in different shapes and sizes and are made from different materials, depending on local threats.
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