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HeIIo fellow students. My name F tr s and f'm a Sth grade studen t atan elem."trry school in Watsonville. r'm in a special class where we are learning about wetlands and I,d like to share with you about what wetlunds are, how important they are, and an snimal of particular interest to fil€r CA "; , ,,, ,j * , r .
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About t?t€...
But before I start my book, trod tike to share with you about some of my favorite things.
let
OJOo o
C
Okay, now I'm ready to write about what wetlands are, their"importance, and facts about onQ of my favorite animals, C I Grounol S?utrrel
)
First, wetlands are essentially a very unique ecosystem in that the land is always, or at least most of time, wet- hence the name, wetlands. This ecosystem has special characteristics such as: t lr J-i
t
i,
(-
\r
Second r 90o/o of the wetlands have been
destroyed due to development and unsustainable farming practices. That means only l0o/o remain today. We must conserve and protect this
important ecosystem.
pie chart
G,
qD
10-l o
l0c
percentage
fraction
o,7 0 decimal
Third, we are very fortunate to literally have wetlunds as part of our community. They serve mqny important purposes, such as: -Wi-re:
, Tl'r brz {, i i e.
b
re,ye
nr
y
€l aoCs
:i ea; -
/.E
Fourth, there is a particular animol of interest to me, namely the C fr GranC Snu,rrd. I chose this animal blcau t I lt> i-r\-4 ! Y, Ullut a _ I;lt _
lool,
4.
n tlt
f
'n*et'esh\'ta
tD le o, r-ri o
In the following paragraphs, I will briefly discuss what f researched about my animal of interestother ,' I "'t ". I will cover the following: elassifieation,'common name, scientific name, physical characteristics, behavior, if the
- - --
animal camouflages, adaptations, range, migratory, populationo status, reproduction, habitat, prey, predators, where animal fits in food web, and whether the Ohlone Indians used the animal for foodo clothing, or other purposes. I hooe vou qniqy the book!
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lix
"{, b
I i
I t
i . '/rrr:
.. i
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Classiticution fis a
The because as
it
a foaenJ'
sh orT
vLr+
(b ra,+a)
backbone. It is classified
use
if
;+
h a-S
Names The The common naHe is and the scienffic name is
In science, t
as
two names.
scienttfic name is the genus and species of the animal or plant. e
r
k),
Physicul characteristics,,, t?g animal looks like...
My snimal lr le;
T1's
Elts ["r ' rA d
rni r{
v{>L OQ ktr r uu fi
Camoutlage,..does my unimal blend into its environment?
After lookingat my animal and reading more about it, I realize that it _r
10
Range
rrto e
unrlr,}
\t----.-''-
**ts
Migratory., .does it travel from one loeation anbther during seasons ? The
ti
rate. For
12
Status
' The status of the Z\rwa squrrel tells me whether it is r stable. What I found out is that the Sqqt fle I is
endang*
endonaereC ffi
* a{4er
I
an rrTta/ ?Drchrna a. cta
,z/er
?d*13
Reproduction
Habitat.".home
*, : thabitatisq d?ep, de€e- burroff
The cfr 9rQqQd
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Prey ond predatoF.,,(to est ond to be euten)
Thq prey my animal eats are:
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