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Hello fellow students. My name is and I'm a 5th grade studen t at an elementary school in Watsonville. I'm in a special class where we are learning about oceuns and I'd like to share with you about what oceons air% how important they arq and an unimol of particulnr interest to ffi,. v-'j hr+i{ ri l i +J ; ;:i i5 N:: tirr +)i,ri
About nr... But before I start my book, I'd like to share with you about some of my favorite things.,f trh{fi 4*: ffi,ciq+ *heetr'.q * xlf' t il"* i rli'-' ffi+'' s"*,r arui,j *. ;J r"i :$ r.--.c lo *hggt*i rt- i.! i 1. '",S rffi r"il,x4**-i.ig F du S. et i,? l* ar" ; :b h.s Y;F fl{"$ #+".n*t gr u,r, =freg u r$)\fr. Okay, now I'm ready to write about what oceons arq their importoncq and facts about one of my favorite unimals,
First, oceons are essentially the largest ecosystem on planet earth, covering 670/o of earth's surface. This can be demonstrated in the following ways below: pie chart 6tw percentage a7 loa fraction o,a7 decimal 4
Secoqd, siuce 97a/o of Earth's water is sclt water, only 3"/, is fresh water. This means we mu$t all make efforts to conselve and protect'th:*s vital resource. :St''s,w[;.@,, rs : ngs,r,f,,fi? #ftt+.utcrtcr nie eftart I '7ro qx% percentage.2 ffi.{w_ 4ry,'I i fraetion '"OrO3..,<t.. *) G&,,ff i 1'1{' d m*'i
Third, we are very fortunate to literally have the ocean so close to us. The ocean serves many important purposes, such as:
Fourth, there is a particular animal of interest b rcorn.g".ljls l [#
In the following paragraphs, I will briefly discuss what I researched about my animal of interest, the wiii 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 animat fils in food web, and whether the Ohlone Indians used the animal for food, clothingr or other purposes. I hope you enjoy the book! I
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Physica,l characteristics... my animal looks like... My animal som ThdY faut- 'pr /ona. S *nnc,,4 fs After looking at my animal and reading more about it, I realtze that it ftt're* 0 r:rfvpu$tw 10
Adaptations My animal is unique because \ b!.rnq titr $fte{f, ss$ lrtns Snrb kidsstr" {*u*0rws5 Eb'Pncd Animal behavior The way I would describe the behavior of my animal is m,fut*r $
Ronge The tho ;;AA is found n,i I f;l rre,r*' Migratoty...does it another during seasons? The example, *her' tu migrate. For t2
Population The population of my animalis q0 y@ ff Status The status of the whether it is endangered, \ilhat I found out is that the interesting because h*t hlm*lls me reatened, or stable. 13
Reproduction The reproduction of the t'lu n{fuci is ilr;j &afff fl,-" {er}; I7r*J,.o* r}**l b, * $ }. I lluntpbae*,s alzu erea nanf benss*eru ii-!3- {Yrx}i4'is Habitat...home The hunc,b**e S habitat is #f iaoe +, T, ef) Ocearl ' crnd Cr-.a.S b / r?q,, t:;ris' " -
Prey and predator...(to eat ond to be eaten) The prey my animal eats are: k-i]l My animal eats other things such as: +\. {tr {t t t a The predators that eat me are: //u*** *, Y;ll e.t -uttwlefr antol shar', $"VL
Food web My animal is a Carinrrort. The following fits in the picture demonstrates where my animal food web. '". $,iile,.*ia*/ry 1,.:.''1", -{"{;6}'* +\ 16
Ohlone Indians the m curious to see if the Ohlone Indians used & in anyway, for example, for food, clothingr or for other purposes. What I discovered i A* #wxe 4,'&.** &k-s& konj- $* &*ry..ar* &* g". $-t a* t * *g * r':r tl' +*r!. ) ri I / \, ': :=]q'- : -.- ' )t!+ tt /l,i /,/ ': i tr tl t I.} *J j 17
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Thank you for reading my boolc I hope you enjoyed it and learned a lot about the Prrrnl*{*--u,t. hd1^ l+s -. Please feel free to' commenl about my book and also, test your knowledge by answering the following questiorts below. I look forward to hearing from you. Comments for me: Questions for you: (See tf you cfin answer these?) 1. Lun* fi" m##$ 2.Whr.ra \ 3.Who *L* theu*? Cryred*h--:) -/r l9