Sea Turtle
MATHEMATICS
GRAPHING TURTLE
NESTS
The Importance of Data Collection
Sea turtles are an endangered species, and
as such it’s important we do what we can to
protect them! Gathering data about sea
turtle nests helps us see PATTERNS 🌀 and
TRENDS 📈.
One way we can do that is by making
graphs. For this first activity we will look at
the data for the various nests, and graph the
number of eggs in each!
Graph #1: 120
110
GREEN
TURTLE NESTS
BAR GRAPH 100 Nest 1: 100
Graph the
number of 90 Nest 2: 102
turtle eggs
in each of 80
the 8 green Nest 3: 115
turtle nests. 70
Begin by
labeling Nest 4: 110
60
each nest at
the bottom
along the X 50
Nest 5: 112
axis, then
label each 40
line in Nest 6: 120
increments 30
of 10 along
the Y axis. 20
Nest 7: 106
10 Nest 8: 114
0
Nest #1 Nest #2 Nest #3 Nest #4 Nest #5 Nest #6 Nest #7 Nest #8
Graph #2: 120
110
OLIVE
RIDLEY
NESTS
FLATBACK
NESTS
LINE 100
Nest 1: Nest 1:
50
GRAPH
90
90 Nest 2: Nest 2:
100 60
80
Nest 3: Nest 3:
Graph the 110 63
70
Olive Ridley
nests in Nest 4: Nest 4:
RED. 60 110 55
Graph the 50 Nest 5: Nest 5:
Flatback 120 65
Nests in 40
BLUE. Nest 6: Nest 6:
115 45
30
Nest 7: Nest 7:
20 105 52
10 Nest 8: 80 Nest 8:
40
0
Nest #1 Nest #2 Nest #3 Nest #4 Nest #5 Nest #6 Nest #7 Nest #8
What Does It All Mean?
Look back at the data collected from the various sea turtle nests.
🌀 Do you see any PATTERNS?
📈 What kind of TRENDS might this data show?
❓ What UNANSWERED QUESTIONS do you have
about the data based on the charts?