Relationship between Sea Turtles and Climate Change
- Conduct a classroom activity in Part 4 of the teaching module "Sea Turtle Sex and Climate Change" to explore the topic in more detail.
- Help the students to build the model, vary the parameters values and analyse the possible effects of climate change on the sex ratio and population of sea turtles.
- Use this resource to identify the relationship between Sea Turtles population and climate change.
- This activity will help the users to build models of sea turtle nests, simulate the effects of rising temperature due to climate change by using different light sources, collect data, and discuss the possible effects of climate change on the sex ratio and population of sea turtles.
- From the Attachments section, download the files "sea turtle lab setup.bmp", "sea turtle lab setup 2.bmp", and "Sea Turtle Sex and Climate Change Student Lab Handout.docx".
- Then, complete the activity described in Part 4 (Laboratory Activity and Analysis Questions).
- You can collect and analyze the data as described in the activity, and can then discuss the possible effects of climate change on sea turtle populations.
Female Sea Turtle
D. Marsica, content available on CPALMS