What are Sea Turtles?

4th Gradeβ€’15 minutesβ€’Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience through relating verbs (have, be, belong to)to define or describe topic and/or entity

Learning Objective

I can describe what sea turtles are using relating verbs: have, be, belong to

Key Concepts

Hawksbill sea turtles have a cute, pointed beak and long, flat front flippers with dark, checkered spots.

A hawksbill sea turtle's favorite food is sea sponges, but they also eat jellyfish and anemones.

The hawksbill sea turtle's eggs are about the size and shape of ping pong balls and stay covered in the nest for almost 60 days.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 3 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. A hawksbill sea turtle ____ a pointed beak.

2. Sea turtle flippers ____ them to swim well, but make crawling on land difficult.

3. Which of the following sentences uses the relating verb 'is' to correctly describe a sea turtle?

Educational Video

The Journey of a Hawksbill Sea Turtle | Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish | The Good and the Beautiful

The Good and the Beautiful Homeschool Science

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