The Softshell Turtle
Photo Left: A snout-nosed softshell turtle
at Shark Valley Everglades National Park
at Shark Valley Everglades National Park
Web Resources
ARKIVE - Softshell Turtles
The Softshells by By Eileen Dowd Stukel
Wikipedia - Yangtze giant softshell turtle
National Geographic - World's Largest Freshwater Turtle Nearly Extinct - Yangtze giant softshell turtles
Turtle Survival.org - An Update on the World's Most Endangered Turtle, The Yangtze giant Softshell turtle
San Diego Zoo - ONE DAY IN SUZHOU FOR THE YANGTZE GIANT SOFTSHELL TURTLE
ARKIVE - Softshell Turtles
The Softshells by By Eileen Dowd Stukel
Wikipedia - Yangtze giant softshell turtle
National Geographic - World's Largest Freshwater Turtle Nearly Extinct - Yangtze giant softshell turtles
Turtle Survival.org - An Update on the World's Most Endangered Turtle, The Yangtze giant Softshell turtle
San Diego Zoo - ONE DAY IN SUZHOU FOR THE YANGTZE GIANT SOFTSHELL TURTLE
Lesson #6 Live, HYBRID (Aug. - Dec.)
& Self-paced Course Videos
& Self-paced Course Videos
Softshell Turtle Journal Page Entry
Journal page Guidelines
Journal page Guidelines
- Go to the Wikipedia article about Softshell turtles here.
- Select a species you'd like to learn about and a photograph you'd like to sketch.
- Put the title at the top of your journal entry including the softshell turtle species name and the date.
- Draw and color your softshell turtle sketch. You can also add labels to parts of it's anatomy, add photos of it's eggs, tracks etc. Be as detailed with your work as you'd like.
- Draw a map range of where your softshell lives.
- Add several interesting facts about your softshell including: diet, life expectancy, size, weight, breeding, conservation, and more!
- Photograph and share your journal page with the world. Upload the photo to your blog and hit share!
- Have fun!!