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Wonders of Wetlands
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What%is%a%wetland?%Land%
• The%bo2om%is%mucky%and%filled%with%detritus%(dead%
plants)%• The%borders%of%a%wetland%
usually%have%lots%of%water%loving%plants%like%ca2ails%%
Wet%(water)%• Mostly%shallow%water%• May%even%just%be%mud%
during%dry%parts%of%the%year%
• Lots%of%floaCng%plants%(like%duckweed)%
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How%do%wetlands%form?%
Step%1:%Water%
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Step%2:%Grow%some%plants%
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Step%3:%Keep%adding%plants%and%animals%
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Step%4:%A%finished%wetland!%
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Who%wants%a%wetland?%
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You’ll%be%an%expert%in:%
• How%to%make%a%wetland%%
– (you’ve%already%learned%that%one)%
• The%4%types%of%wetlands%
• The%important%jobs%a%wetland%does%
• What%lives%in%a%wetland%
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4%kinds%of%wetlands%
• Marshes%
• Swamps%
• Bogs%
• Fens%
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Marshes%
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Swamps%
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Bogs%
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Fens%
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Why%are%wetlands%important?%
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Why%are%wetlands%important?%
• Trap%soil%• Control%flooding%• Put%water%back%in%the%ground%• Get%rid%of%pollutants%• ResCng%places%and%food%for%wildlife%
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Model%Wetland%
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What%lives%in%a%wetland?%
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Wetlands%under%the%microscope%