Turtles

Use the following boxes to work out which words below in the passage below.

flappers sea vegetables meaters advance

floppers ground bacon meters redo
flippers air eggs metres return

hills fish declined eggs talk

chambers birds risen meat dance
pyramids turtles inclined nests breed

Marine turtles have instead of webbed, clawed feet and spend most of
their time at , coming ashore only to lay their .

The largest species is the leathery turtle or luth, which may be as long as three and
weigh as much as five hundred kilograms.

Female turtles to the shore to lay their eggs in dug

in the sand with their hind flippers. This is when the are in the
most danger. The numbers of many species have because their
nesting sites are not safe from human predation; they are caught both for their meat and
their . However, most Australian populations of turtles are able
to successfully.
 Turtles
Turtle Facts
• Turtles are reptiles.

• Female turtles only come on land to lay their eggs.

• Some turtles live in freshwater.

• Turtles have flippers and tortoises have feet.

• Turtles dig in the sand and can lay about 100 eggs. The soil’s heat hatches the eggs. The
baby turtles then scramble to the sea.

• Turtles can swim great distances and female turtles return to the beach where they were
hatched to lay their eggs.

Fast Finisher Activities

• Turtles are protected by their shell. Research some information about the advantages
and disadvantages this might cause.

• Choose a marine turtle. Create an information text about its diet, habitat, appearance,
reproduction. Make sure to include images and diagrams.

• Write a story about a turtle finding its way back to the beach where it was born, to lay
its eggs.
 Turtles
Use the following boxes to work out which words below in the passage below.

flippers chambers sea breed return

eggs metres turtles eggs declined

Marine turtles have instead of webbed, clawed feet and spend most of
their time at , coming ashore only to lay their .

The largest species is the leathery turtle or luth, which may be as long as three and
weigh as much as five hundred kilograms.

Female turtles to the shore to lay their eggs in dug

in the sand with their hind flippers. This is when the are in the
most danger. The numbers of many species have because their
nesting sites are not safe from human predation; they are caught both for their meat and
their . However, most Australian populations of turtles are able
to successfully.
 Turtles
Turtle Facts
• Turtles are reptiles.

• Female turtles only come on land to lay their eggs.

• Some turtles live in freshwater.

• Turtles have flippers and tortoises have feet.

• Turtles dig in the sand and can lay about 100 eggs. The soil’s heat hatches the eggs. The
baby turtles then scramble to the sea.

• Turtles can swim great distances and female turtles return to the beach where they were
hatched to lay their eggs.

Fast Finisher Activities

• Choose a marine turtle. Create an information text about its diet, habitat, appearance
and reproduction. Make sure to include images and diagrams.

• Image you were a turtle for a day. Write a story about what you would do during your
day. Illustrate your story.

• Use the word ‘TURTLE’ to create an acrostic poem.

• Create a word search using all the words that are associated with turtles.
 Turtles
Use the following boxes to work out which words below in the passage below.

flippers chambers sea breed return

eggs metres turtles eggs declined

Marine turtles have f instead of webbed, clawed feet and spend most of
their time at s , coming ashore only to lay their e .

The largest species is the leathery turtle or luth, which may be as long as three
m and weigh as much as five hundred kilograms.

Female turtles r to the shore to lay their eggs in c dug

in the sand with their hind flippers. This is when the t are in the
most danger. The numbers of many species have d because their
nesting sites are not safe from human predation; they are caught both for their meat and
their e . However, most Australian populations of turtles are able
to b successfully.
 Turtles
Turtle Facts
• Turtles are reptiles.

• Female turtles only come on land to lay their eggs.

• Some turtles live in freshwater.

• Turtles have flippers and tortoises have feet.

• Turtles dig in the sand and can lay about 100 eggs. The soil’s heat hatches the eggs. The
baby turtles then scramble to the sea.

• Turtles can swim great distances and female turtles return to the beach where they were
hatched to lay their eggs.

Fast Finisher Activities

• Make up some turtle cartoons and comic strips.

• Make to lists of words; one that describes a turtle in the water and another that
describes a turtle on land.

• Use the word ‘TURTLE’ to create an acrostic poem.

• Create a word search using all the words that are associated with turtles.
 Turtles Answers
Note: These answers are for all ability levels.

Marine turtles have flippers instead of webbed, clawed feet and spend most of their time
at sea, coming ashore only to lay their eggs.

The largest species is the leathery turtle or luth, which may be as long as three metres and
weigh as much as five hundred kilograms.

Female turtles return to the shore to lay their eggs in chambers dug in the sand with
their hind flippers. This is when the turtles are in the most danger. The numbers
of many species have declined because their nesting sites are not safe from human predation;
they are caught both for their meat and their eggs. However, most Australian populations of
turtles are able to breed successfully.