1. White Sands National Park New Mexico

2. What is it?  It is a national monument in New Mexico  It is 10 acres  It is an area filled with sand made of gypsum mineral, which is not very hard

3. Gypsum  Gypsum is a soft mineral that makes the White Sands.  The sand is formed when big pieces of Gypsum breaks in to small pieces.  These small pieces are then carried away with the wind.  This makes them rub against each other which makes the pieces smaller and smaller.  Finally it becomes fine, smooth sand corn.

4. History  100 million years ago it was covered by sea.  It was discovered by some officers in 1849  In 1933, President Herbert Hoover made it a national park.

5. Today  They are looking for a better way to protect it  One way is to make more people visit the national park

6. Animals  There are scorpions, insects, spiders, lizards and other kind of animals living in White Sands.

7. Things to Do  Sledding on the Dunes  Hiking  Kids crafts  More here: http://www.nps.gov/whsa/forkids/parkfun.htm

8. By: Anton BYE!!