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1 Mrs. Fields Homeroom Animal Fact Presentation The fourth grade students decided to create a research project based on animals and where they live. Each reading group was assigned an ecosystem but the rest was up to the students. Each student picked an animal, researched information, and created a google slide. The students created a rubric as to how it should be scored and presented the slides to the class. RI 4.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. W 4.6 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of onc page in a single sitting.

2 Ocean: Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Megan Wettschreck extraordinary facts Females are called cows Males are called bulls Babies are called calves Dolphins eat fish Dolphins live in the Atlantic Ocean Dolphins are camouflaged My animal is the Atlantic spotted Dolphin. The females are called cows. The males are called bulls.finally the babies are called calves. Dolphins also eat fish almost all kinds of fish. The thing is that Dolphins are camouflaged.dolphins stay safe by scaring off the predator by surrounding them and making a Dolphins jumping out of the water at sunset My opinion:dolphins are the most eloquent creatures EVER!

3 Arctic animals:arctic Fox The Arctic fox lives in Alaska,Canada,Greenland,Iceland,northern Europe,and Russia but they usually live in Tundra.They eat lemmings,voles,squirrels,birds,eggs,and berries.they could be 8 to 26 inches long but their tails are normally 13 inches.they have a litter up to 6 to 12 pups in a den. They hunt in always hunt in packs they never go hunting alone.these are all the facts about Arctic Foxes. This is a Arctic fox pup out in the wilderness.the other picture is a sleeping Arctic fox pup.

4 Ermines These are all ermines hunting My animal is the Ermine. The Ermine eats mice,shrew,birds,eggs,insects,frogs,fish,ground squirrels,lemmings,cottontails,hares,porcupines,and rats. They are 17 to 33 centimeter the female weigh 45 to 75 grams and the males weigh 68 to 105 grams and they live for 4 to 7 years. They live in Inland Alaska,North America,Canada,North Europe, And Asia. They are adorable and have great personalities and they are curious creatures. These are all a ermines in the wild

5 The Ermine is a carnival so it eats meat The Arctic animal the Ermine The Ermine lives in the Arctic.They are in the ferret family!they have paws and the Ermines claws that gives them the abillety to dig find shelter in forests,they dig borrows and well.when it comes to predators the find piles of leaves. Ermine will change colors dering the season.in the Winter they will tern white,and in the Fall they are brown that By:Oakley Topham makes them camouflaged. They get hungey like we do so they eat birds and more.

6 6 facts obout the olive sea snake Nathan Benedict 1.The olive sea snake uses it s skin to camouflage 2. It finds shelter in the coral reef. 3. They feed on fish. 4. They re also known as the golden snake 5. They can grow to be 6 ft (2m). 6. They are highly venomous snake The olive sea snake using its skin to camouflage The olive sea snake is the most common sea snake on the northern Coast of Australia and nearby island groups.it is a true snake and gets its Common name from the color of its skin.like all reptiles olive sea snakes breath Air,but unlike sea turtles,crocidiles,sea kraits and, other marine reptiles -which must nest on shore-the olive sea snake s lifecycle occurs in the ocean.

7 SEA URCHIN SEA URCHINS can live years It is threatened meaning it is close to endangerment It has plates all over it s body It lives worldwide on rocky ocean floors It s predetors are big fish, birds, crabs, and sea otters Sea Urchins are amazing animals. They live in coral reefs and rocky ocean floors. They eat small fish, algae, and barnacles. It s predetors are big fish, birds, crabs and sea otters. Sea Urchins have sharp poisonous spikes.

8 Camel facts. Camels are herbivorous which means they only eat plants.camels sleep in North Africa and in Northeast.A camel s shelter is a shade of tree. Usually the age that camels die at is 40 to 50 yrs..camels are not camouflaged it Camel s blubber helps it Is just when sand gets in the camels eyes survive in the desert. Palm trees aren t actual trees. And there is trees in the desert In southern Nevada because the blubber helps it survive without water for many days.

9 A Fennec Fox Resting during the day. It is nocturnal and will become active at night. Fennec Fox This is a girl holding a baby Fennec Fox. The fennec fox is a small animal that looks similar to a Chihuahua. It has very long, 6 inch ears and weighs 2 to 3 pounds. The ecosystem it lives in is the North African desert. The fennec fox is camouflaged by its yellow, sand-colored fur to protect it from predators. It has a few predators, but not too many predators because the foxes are so fast the predators cannot catch them. The fennec fox eats some desert animals like, reptiles, rodents and insects. Sometimes they also eat eggs and plants like leaves, roots and fruits. Fennec foxes like to live in a community almost like a town. They build dens as their shelter and the girls give birth to their babies. Usually, they have 2 to 4 young. A Fennec Fox running quickly across the desert. This picture shows what parts the Fennec Fox has on his body. Fennec Foxes near their den.

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11 Thorny devil by jose santiz Did you know that the thorny devil grows about 20 cm and that the female is bigger than the male and the thorny devil thorns help protect the thorny devil from birds and snakes and thorny devil lap up ants with their tongues they don't notice the stings but can eat up 3000 ants in one day and thorny devil don't hibernate completely but they stay in burrows most of the time during very hot weather and it lives in desert. I HOPE YOU ENJOY the slide. thorny devil

12 Here are 5 facts about sharks. 1. The megalodon shark grew to be between 45 and 60 feet long. 2. Sharks will eat almost anything. 3. Sharks live in every ocean in the world. 4. Sharks can camouflage in dark waters because of the dark skin they have on the top of them. 5.sharks do not have a single bone This megalodon is looking for food This is a megalodon and they live in every ocean in the world

13 A cobra A Cobra is getting up to fight a predator Cobras are famous for threatening hood at their neck.they spread the hood out when they feel threatened or angry.their hood is made up of flaps of skin attached to long ribs.they are also able to lift their heads up off the ground, which is not only kind a scary, but helps them to search for food. And just to make them a little scary, they hiss loudly to scare off potential predators. And they eat mice, rats, and other animals.shelter under rocks, and other things.

14 Roborovski hamster eats leaves,grass, sometimes they are white sometimes their black sometimes they have fuzzy fur their chunky they live in the desert.it has long claws and little teeth it sleep in logs and their cute.the species of the hamster is in the averaging under centimetres[0.8 in]. Birth and centimeters [1.8] -[2.0in] and [20-25 grams] [ oz] during adult hood. My animal name is roboroviski he lives in the desert.

15 The Fennec fox is the smallest of all the world. The fennec fox measures 35-40cm 14-16in in length and weighs up to 1.5 k 3.3 pouns. Their ears are so sensitive that they can hear insects such as beetles and locust walking in sand and also locate underground prey. Fennec fox It is the smallest of the canines but the largest ears.

16 Sloths sleeps for 10 hours a day. Sloths live an average of years and for over 30 years in captivity. Facts of Sloths 2-toed sloths are nocturnal. They are most active at night. 3-toed sloths are durnal. They are most active during the day. Sloths usually only leave the tree to use the toilet once a week on the ground. This is where they are most vulnerable to being attacked. They get hunted by jaguars, the harpy eagle, and snakes. ssssl

17 Vampire Squid A vampire squid is an exotic animal so here are some facts about the animal Vampire squids eat organic debris that sink from the ocean floor The vampire squid lives in the deep sea in the zone none as the oxygen minimizing zone or the OMZ 2,000 to 3,000ft. Below the surface The vampire squid uses color and size to camouflage itself The vampire squid floats peacefully waiting for prey The vampire squid turns itself inside out to avoid predators In my own words the vampire squid is an amazing creature the vampire squid debris that fall from the surface. The vampire squid lives in the oxygen minimizing zone or OMZ 2,000 to 3,000ft. Below the surface of the ocean. The vampire squid uses color and size to camouflage itself. The vampire squid floats peacefully waiting for prey and the vampire squid turns itself inside out to protect itself from predators isnt that amazing who knew that a creature like that could have such a name but isn't anything like like a vampire. I hope you Liked the slide.

18 All of the facts means that pandas fravite food is bamboo and sometimes they can be 5,000 or 10,000 feet and they live in souther n Chinas rainforest. Gaint Pandas Pandas eats bamdboo because it is there fravite food for them. Reclusive herbivores, giant pandas once enjoyed a wide range in southern China At elevations between 5,000and 10,000 feet Giant Pandas live in broad leaf and coniferous forest with a dense mist understory of bamboo. Torrential rains or dense mist througt the year characters, often shrouded in heavy cloud.

19 The Emperor Penguin 1.The emperor penguin is the largest of17 species of penguin. This penguin can survive up to chills as cold as 60 C ( 76 F ). 2. A young emperor penguin can expect more than 20 years to live if no danger comes. 3. A baby emperor penguin egg is laid in May or June in 65 days. 4.A baby emperor penguin egg can be 450 grams ( 1 pound ) 5. The emperor penguin eats fish,krill, squid, and probably much more.

20 At the moment pounce upon it,grab the animal and strangle it with a quick and powerful bite. Jaguars Jaguars is the New World s only large cat species.it looks like to leopard,but it has holed spots with dark centers.it is a stout,poueful,big-haded animals.most jaguars are orange or tan with distinctive black spots,dubbed rosettes because they are shaped like roses.jaguars mostly eat alligators,tuttles, Deer and monkey.jaguars are found on the American continents; they live in texas,in the Cerro Colorado Mountains in Arizona the Southern part of California,and New Mexico. They also live in rainforest.

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