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The 5th Grade Venture Students


used the Community Problem Solving program to discover
solutions to the Terrapin Troubles

Can You Solve Their Webquest?

image by Ally O.

Ally O.

Q: In what year did the hawaiian kids find Clothahump?
Q: What program was initiated by the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society in the fall of the year 2000?
Q: What’s the first step to make a turtle sundae?
Q: How many infant terrapins did the volunteers release?
Q: Who else is working with Dr. Woods in the Diamondback Terrapins Conservation Project?
Q: How do people rescue the terrapin’s eggs?
Q: What kind of flavored turtles did the 7th grade make?

Sarah B. and Leslie-Danielle H.

Q: What do terrapins suffer from?
Q: What is the rectangular excluder device called?
Q: What is destroying the Patagonian tortoise’s habitat?
Q: What harbor looks small compared to the new marines and condos?

image by George

Rick D. and GEORGE F.

Q: What do turtles get on them when they are dying?
Q: What is the name of the turtle disease?
Q: How do the female terrapins die and what do the scientists do with the eggs? image by Holly

Holly P.

Q. What kind of water do terrapins live in?
Q. How are terrapins different from turtles?
Q.In the species the eastern box turtle what gender has the red eyes?
Q.Who started the terrapin project in South Jersey?
Q.How hot does it have to be to get a male born?
Q. How long do the terrapin hatchlings stay in the artificial nests?

Elliot R.

What are Drs. Roger Wood and Rosalind Herlands (Richard Stockton College) working on?
How long has Roz Herlands been teaching at Stockton college?
What temperature produces males? image by Elliott R

Elliot R. + Joey C.

What is happening to the female terrapins?

Joey C.

When do female terrapins cross highways?
Why are we concerned?
During what summer was a rectangular wire excluder device fitted into the entrance of the commercial crab traps?
What is the top part of the shell called?
What device did researchers invent?
Where are Commercial crab traps widely used? image by Pamela

Pamela F.

Q: How many years has the Wetlands Institute been monitering the population of terrapin turtles?
Q: How long do volunteers incutbate eggs before they can be released?
Q: What does the incubation temperature have to be to produce females?
Q: What do they use to make an artificial terrapin nest? image by Rick D.

Rick D.

Q What colors are the male box turtles eyes male eyes?
Q What colors are the female box turtles eyes?

Q Is a green sea turtles fat used as a cosmetic?
Q Does a loggerhead turtle have an abnormally large head?
image by Anna A.

~Anna~ ~A.~

Q: Who voted to take direct and personal care of the terrapins?
Hint: It’s a grade.
Q: Why did the 7th graders make chocolate terrapin ?

Q: When was the Marine Mammal Stranding Center founded?
Q: Why would you donate money to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center?

Q: How many watts does a lamp have to be to bask a terrapin?
Q: What classes did the 7th graders visit?

Sam M. & Zack B.

Q: Why do the terrapins cross the highways?
Q: Where do the Sea Turtle Survival League think Yamilet is going?
Q: Why did the Hawaiians make the “Turtle Trax” website?
Q: Why is Howzit dying? image by Zack B.

Russell G.

Why do the terrapins lose their habitat?
The terrapins get trapped in commercial crab traps so what happens? image by Russell G.image by Sam M.

Riley M.

Q: Why do terrapins lose their homes?
Q: How do you know if you got the answers right in turtle trivia?
Q: What is the difference between turtle tortoises?
Q: Why do terrapins lose their homes?

Riley M. and Pat C.

Q: How are terrapins different than turtles?
Q: How long are female terrapins.

Q: How do you make a turtle sundae?
image by Patrick C image by Riley

Pat C.

Q: How can you save dead female eggs?
Q: How many years has Roz Herlands been teaching at Stockton?

Q: What did terrapins cost to eat?

Q: when do terrapins lay eggs ?
image by Sarah

Sarah B.

Q: Where were Diamondbacks imported from ?
Q: What University does Sara go to and what year is she in ?

Anna and Ally


Q: What is the oldest reptile?
Q: What is another name for a reptile?

Q: How long do Eastern Box Turtles live?
Q: Are turtles cold or warm blooded?
Q: Are turtles herbivores or carnivores?

Chris E.

image by Chris Eck
Q: What three things do Terrapins suffer from?
Q. What three types of water are in coastal marshes
Q. In 1992, what device was made to make less terrapins come in the trap?
Q. How long do the volunteers that rescue eggs incubate the eggs?
Q. Where is Drag Island located? a) Egg Harbor Township b) Northfield c) Linwood d) Great Egg Harbor Bay e) Ocean City
Q. What grade is starting a fundraiser, how much are they selling them for, and why are they doing it?
image by Dan J.

Dan J.

Q: What Island did 7th Grade environmental "activists" visit?
Q: What river are the eagles following?
Q: What is the device that researchers have invented?
Q: What is the scientific name for the terrapins?
image by JR

J.R.H.

Q: What is one reason that terrapins are endangered?
Q: How tall does cordgrass grow?
Q: Who is turtle trax dedicated to?

Chris W

image by Chris W. 1.Why do terrapins lose their habitats?
2.Where are Commercial crab traps found?
3.What was the name of the green sea turtle? 4. What does BRA stand for?

Allie G.

What is the name of the type of trap that Terripins get trapped in?
How are they able to track the turtles?

D.J. A.

image by DJ Abel Q. How long does it take for baby terrapins to hatch?
Q: What will happen if a terrapin is not found in a crab trap?
Q: What is a coastal marsh?
Q: How can you make money for the terrapins?
Q: How can terrapins be happy in the institute?

Justin H.

Q-What is the best diet for a turtle?
Q-What degrees should the water be?
image by Justin

Linzi R. & Veronica F.

Q. Where are the terrapins drowning?
Q. How tall does cordgrass grow?
Q. Why are the mother Terrapins having to cross the road?
image by Linzi image by Veronica

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