Source + Beyond the Source Framework: Topic: Endangered Sea Turtles

To complete the activity, select two sources on the same topic (one from each section). We've included some talking points about each source that you may bring up in the discussion as you're reviewing the information with students.

Feel free to select alternate sources or topics tailored to your session -- the important thing is that both sources you use in the activity are on the same topic, but come from different publications. 

Options for Source #1

Should Endangered Sea Turtles Have Legal Rights? Smithsonian Magazine. January 2024.

• article from Smithsonian Magazine
• many advertisements
• many social media symbols to share the article
• includes quotations, but no links in the article
• information on author and photographer at bottom of the article
• when you first click the link, may prompt you to subscribe to email newsletter
• links at the bottom are both sponsored and internal to the website
• mentions researcher Callie Veelenturf in the first paragraph, who is the principal author on source 2A

Options for Source #2

Veelenturf, C.A., Sinclair, E.M., Leopold, P. et al. The effects of nest location and beach environment on hatching success for leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Marine Biology 169, 56 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04049-4

• from the journal Marine Biology, published by Springer
• can click on authors' names to see affiliations
• primary author is mentioned in source 1A
  • optional: can search Library Search for the author's name, and this article will be in the first page of results
• Access to article provided by DePaul University
• clearly defined sections with methods, results, reference list
• charts, graphs, data, and citations included throughout the article
• maybe one or two small ads for Springer publications
• Funding section - funding includes both Purdue University and a business corporation
• Ethics declarations section - no conflicts of interest
• at the bottom of the page can see when article was received, accepted, and published

First Source

Second Source