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 * Group Members: Imogen, Vibhuti, Helena and Carla**


 * Mentor: Virginia Hunt**



**The central idea in the whole grade for this unit is:** //Communities have the right and responsibility to unite and create equal opportunities for a better future//

**The problem that the turtle habitats group is trying to solve is:** //Sea turtles are dying off and if we don't take action soon, it will be too late to save them.//

**Our mission statement is:** //Our goal is to help save the sea turtles by cleaning and protecting their natural habitat and by raising awareness of their decline in numbers.// media type="custom" key="8923582"media type="custom" key="8953786"

**OUR RULES AND GUIDELINES:**

1) Have fun while trying to do your best 2) Be organized and do your fair share 3) You can disagree, but don't be disagreeable

**Roles and Responsibilities** Vibhuti : Organizer Carla : Photographer Imogen : Helena :

=Reasons Why We Choose To Save The Green Sea Turtles :=

Imogen's
So for the exhibition I am going to save green sea turtles as my topic.

I choose to save the green sea turtles as my topic because I love turtles. It doesn't matter to me witch type of turtle it is I still love them all ( like I do with all animals juat I like turtles more ). I want to help turtles because some of the species are endangered and intend to help in my exhibition group. I choose to save the green sea turtles in particular because I live in Hong Kong and they're a endangered specie and closet to our school witch is good because it will be easier to contact people about them and also easier to get to the turtles.

So that is why I am saving the green sea turtles in Hong Kong.

Vibhuti's
We got our problem/issue for grade 5 exhibition and I chose to save the green turtles with Helena, Imo and Carla.

I chose to save the green turtles because they are endangered at the moment. People in hong Kong throw trash into the water and they think its food and they eat it. In Hong Kong the turtles live in Sham Wan, Lamma Island and the beach there is with trash and water. Also, Oil boats sink and the oil goes into the sea. I'm very passionate about this because I said on my blog for choosing exhibition choices that I wanted to

That's why I want to save the turtles.

Carla's
At the very beginning of our sharing the planet unit the whole grade 5 was told to concider what environmental issue they would like to focus on.

The first things I thought of were to either save the red pandas or save the water and don't waste it. I then decided that these were not areas I could make a difference in.

I realized what I wanted to do; I wanted to take action to help green sea turtles in Hong Kong because their habitat is being destroyed. I know that their population is dropping. I also know that very few people are aware of this issue. I really wanted to save these turtles for many reasons. I chose this because I love turtles, I feel strongly about protecting them and I hate to think of them becoming extinct. Not only did I want to do it for that reason but I also wanted to do it because I don't like to see humans destroying the wonderful world we have and the nature that came with it.

It makes me angry to see how people are wasting our natural resources and I'm looking forward to finding out ways to help this cause.

Helena's
When we were asked to choose what I would like to focus on for the exhibition I went quiet. I thought and thought and it came to me; pink dolphins. So I got home, sat at my computer and opened a page on pink dolphins. 'Pink dolphin habitats', 'pink dolphin food', 'pink dolphin breeding habits' and then, at the bottom of the page; other endangered animals living in Hong Kong. Interested, I click on the link for green sea turtles. I slowly straighten my back and read the text intently. Gradually I began to doubt if I really do want to do pink dolphins. After all, so many people know about them so there is no need really to raise awareness and there are many people looking after them, although they are still endangered. There are not so many people looking after the green sea turtles. Not many people know so much about the green sea turtles, so we could also raise awareness about them while also helping physically. After much contemplation I decide that I will focus on the green sea turtles and I tell my friends that I am changing from the pink dolphins group to the green sea turtles group and they learn a little about the green sea turtles and decide that they are also interested in them. I chose to target the habitat loss of green sea turtles because they are local, living in Hong Kong therefore easier to physically help. Also because they are now endangered and that when one animal dies food chains are often destroyed is another reason. Turtles are also beautiful, intelligent and gentle creatures and of course, would not appreciate having their homes destructed by humans and their not needed developments.