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Hello fellow students. My namg is {l€{t and I'm a 5'h grade student at an eldmentary school in \Matsonville. I'm in a special class where we are learning about wetlands and I'd like to share with you aboyt what'wetlands are, how important they are, and an animal of particular interest to rter
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First, wetlonds are essentially a very unique ecosystem in that the land is always, or at least most of time, wet- hence the name, wetlands. This ial characteristics such as: ecosystpp has s, t\
Secondr wG are very fortunate to literally have wetlands as part of our community. They serve mpny important purposes, such as:
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Animal behavior The way I would describe the behavioq of my
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Written by
Hello fellow students. My namg is {l€{t and I'm a 5'h grade student at an eldmentary school in \Matsonville. I'm in a special class where we are learning about wetlands and I'd like to share with you aboyt what'wetlands are, how important they are, and an animal of particular interest to rter
rc";J
Aboat wl€...
But before I start my book, I'd like to share with you abgyt some olgy flvolite things. ^..a,,..i=.-....*:,*.,..i.t.o'...,i.-:t,
: :_, '.-'t
j
r ..:.
l. , :
-,r,-.-:,
,.+-xrlw
I *r :it,,:;.ji' I
Okay, now f'm ready to write about what wetlands are and facts about one of my favorite animals,
'*,
First, wetlonds are essentially a very unique ecosystem in that the land is always, or at least most of time, wet- hence the name, wetlands. This ial characteristics such as: ecosystpp has s, t\
Secondr wG are very fortunate to literally have wetlands as part of our community. They serve mpny important purposes, such as:
It
,l
>-.-
Third, there is a particular animal of interest to me, namely the b ru *h ra ).eb i* . I chose this animal because
ft
t f=
I
1ff
i
g
F
al
'(i I
rt
;,
a rl T
I
\
t t\
H
Ir l'
H
In the following paragraphs, I will briefly discuss what I researched afiput my animal of interest, the r I will cover the following: classification, common name, scientific name, physical characteristics, behavior, if the animal camouflages, adaptations, range, migratory, population, status, reproduction, habitat, prey, predators, where animal fits in food web, and whether the Ohlone Indians used the animal for food, clothingr or other purposes. I hope you enjoy the book!
Classffication
because
it \-;{,i
a backbone. because -i*
asa
\ '*..,!
It is classified
(1
't'l ! !"
i
t,.
bt t),,i
-i*l t ?
Names
The
?:r',J;,i-,
is
'?'fi:ffi{l!{ras two names.
''i:rn .:' The common name ;-,,.''d,:tj'r;\ , and the scientffic trflme is :.,-., ,{i',*,',.;'-. i-tr0fl{\lAffi
t
In science, the scierutffic name is the genus and species of the animal or plant.
Physical characteristics... my snimsl looks like...
My animal
inches.
i +l ffil
$
[{
blend into its
environment?
After reading apout m animal, I reahze that
----/'
Adaptotions
animal is unique because
\1 br*#{"Fi
Animal behavior The way I would describe the behavioq of my
animal is
10
Range
found
The
Migratory...does it travelfrom one location to another daring seosons ?
njn igrate. For
The example,
11
Popalation The population of my animal is lln/(roc
