Explore Sea Turtles patch

From the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast Council, Explore Sea Turtles patch introduced scouts to learn about sea turtles.

Daisies must complete 1 activity in each section

Brownies complete 1 activity in each section, plus 1 additional activity

Juniors complete 1 activity in each section, plus 2 additional activity

Cadettes complete 1 activity in each section, plus 3 additional activity

Seniors complete 1 activity in each section, plus 4 additional activity

Ambassadors complete 1 activity in each section, 5 one additional activity

Discover
Learn about sea turtles.
 * Name and label the parts of a sea turtle.
 * This could be fun to do as the girls construct a sea turtle paper craft, such as this one: Green Sea Turtle papercraft
 * Read about sea turtles:
 * NOAA Education Sea Turtles webpage
 * National Aquarium in Baltimore sea turtle webpage

Connect

 * Visit an aquarium that has sea turtles.
 * National Aquarium in Baltimore sea turtle webpage (As of 6/12/13 a new exhibit is being created for their sea turtle, so check the website to see if it is on display.)
 * South Carolina Aquarium hosts special tours of their sea turtle rescue facilities.
 * New England Aquarium in Boston
 * Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
 * Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA
 * The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, FL
 * Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach, VA

Take Action

 * Beach, creek, or river cleanup
 * Educate kids and adults about the need to recycle as much as possible.
 * Conduct a Bring-Your-Own-Bag campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags.