Tracking

Read the article at this website

Summarize how the tracking system works: ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

After reading the above article, go here:

Select a turtle. 

Who did you pick? ___________________________________

Click on that turtle and view the map of its travels (you may need to zoom out to see the whole thing).

Where did your turtle start its trip?___________________________________

Where was the last recorded transmission from your turtle? (approximate location or latitude/ longitude) _______________________________________________________

How far has your turtle traveled in all? _________________________________

How long has your turtle been traveling? _________________________________

What is its average distance per day? _________________________________

How long ago was the last transmission? _________________________________

If your turtle seems to have stopped transmitting, hypothesize on what could have possibly happened?_______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What important information do you think scientists could learn from tracking turtles? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What might the scientists still want to know after looking at the turtle’s route?(i.e. – what information DOESN’T the tracking device tell scientists) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Print out a map of the area where your turtle has traveled.Plot the turtle’s trip on your map, labeling at least 10 points with the dates and approximate latitude and longitude coordinates.Insert the completed map into the Turtle Packet behind this sheet.