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= Our iMovies are ready for viewing! Click here! = = Observe Squirrels...Assist Scientists and Re__search__ers! = We are working on Project Squirrel. We will observe squirrels in the neighborhood. We will report our data to scientists working with Project Squirrel. Click here for more information: Project Squirrel.

=Collecting Project Squirrel Data= Data means information one collects. We will collect data about squirrels. We will count the number of gray and black squirrels we observe (see) and where in the local habitat we observe the squirrels! Don't forget, you can collect data at home too! We will report our data here at the website for Project Squirrel. For more information on Project Squirrel, click here.

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=Squirrel Adaptations= Check out Mr. Czarka's pencast about how squirrels adapt to their habitat. Adaptation means the way animals and plants adjust or change to live and survive in their habitat. Soon you will make your own pencasts.

=Our Squirrel Projects= We will be making short squirrel movies and our very own squirrel comics! Who doesn't like to watch movies? Now, we will create our own movies in small groups. Who doesn't like to read comics? Now, we will get to read each other's comics.

=**Our Project Squirrel Data Sheet**= Here is our data sheet we will use in the field observing squirrels around Hunts Point. You can print this out and use it at home too! Bring your data to school!

Practice using the Project Squirrel Data Sheet indoors. Use these videos to complete the data sheet.

=Our Project Squirrel Note Taking Graphic Organizer= Use this graphic organizer to take notes when we read //Squirrels All Year Long// by Melvin Berger. We will use this information that we learn to create our squirrel movies and squirrel comics!



=Our Squirrel iMovie Rubric= Use this rubric to assist you in creating you movie. Your goal is to attain a four (4) for each component of the rubric. This score indicates that you successfully completed the project! Way to go! Remember: As a group, we will present our iMovies and grade each group's final iMovie.

=Additional Squirrel Information= Click on the following links to read more about squirrels. Focus on the information that you understand! Take notes. Eastern Gray Squirrel from Wikipedia Eastern Gray Squirrel from Encyclopedia of Life