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EarthEcho International Presents: Sea Turtles and the State of Our Oceans

by  EarthEcho International

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Join EarthEcho International and Loggerhead Marinelife Center for this special virtual event! Sea turtles are a keystone species for ocean ecosystems. They are telling us the health of the ocean, which in turn tells us the health of the planet. At The Sea Turtle Hospital at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC), the number of sea turtle patients coming in has not slowed down. Many of the sea turtles that are treated in the hospital have injuries or illnesses that are human-related including unintentional boat strikes, constriction injuries due to fishing gear, and ingestion of marine debris. Through water quality monitoring and other citizen science programs, LMC is able to tie in ocean health with education and encourage guests to take action to protect our local ecosystems. In this session, Caroline will discuss LMC's work to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles by promoting conservation of ocean ecosystems.

Caroline Tapley is a biologist and the Programs Coordinator for the Education Department at LMC, a 501(c)-3 non-profit education and ocean conservation facility located in Juno Beach, Florida. Caroline grew up in Jupiter, Florida and began volunteering at LMC in 2007 in the Sea Turtle Hospital. In addition to volunteering, Caroline has worked in various departments at LMC including the Research, Rehabilitation, and most recently, Education. As the Programs Coordinator, she creates, implements, and manages programs that make science and conservation accessible to the general public through engaging and interactive programming.

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This program is FREE of charge.

Length

45 minutes


Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

1

Maximum participants:

N/A


Primary Disciplines

Career Education, Community Interests, Literacy, Problem Solving, Sciences


Program Delivery Mode

Zoom


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Booking Information

This program will only take place on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM EASTERN.

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

EarthEcho virtual learning experiences are open to everyone. Each event will focus on specific science standards for middle and/or high school students, but will be enjoyable and informative for a wide range of audiences. We consider a participant anyone who logs on to view the event. We’d love it if you could watch for the duration and ask questions, but it is not required.

About This Provider

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EarthEcho International

Washington, D.C.
United States

EarthEcho collaborates with youth and educators around the world to provide knowledge and develop tools that drive meaningful environmental action to protect and restore our ocean planet. Reaching more than 2 million people in 146 countries, we support the next generation to become environmental leaders who will transform the future.

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Contact:
Kasey Gaylord-Opalewski
kasey@earthecho.org
202-350-3190

Program Details

Format

1. This program begins with a introduction to EarthEcho and our guest host from Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
2. We discuss what is threatening sea turtles and how they are keystone species for the health of the ocean.
3. Observe case studies of sea turtle patients at Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
4. Participants learn about ocean health and what they can do.
5. Time is allowed for questions and answers.

Objectives

During this virtual event, participants will:
- learn how sea turtles are keystone species for ocean ecosystems
- learn about threats to sea turtles and what rescue organizations do to help
- how citizen science, such as water quality monitoring, can help people to take action in protecting ecosystems
- discover how they can help to protect and preserve important species, such as sea turtles.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems • Human activities have significantly altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging or destroying natural habitats and causing the extinction of other species. But changes to Earth’s environments can have different impacts (negative and positive) for different living things. • Typically as human populations and per-capita consumption of natural resources increase, so do the negative impacts on Earth unless the activities and technologies involved are engineered otherwise.

MS-ESS3-4. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.


OCEAN LITERACY PRINCIPLES
Principle 6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
- The ocean affects every human life. It supplies freshwater (most rain comes from the ocean) and nearly all Earth’s oxygen. The ocean moderates the Earth’s climate, influences our weather, and affects human health.
- Everyone is responsible for caring for the ocean. The ocean sustains life on Earth and humans must live in ways that sustain the ocean. Individual and collective actions are needed to effectively manage ocean resources for all.