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Week 05 · Furry Neighbors

Explorer Day

Explorer Day: Track hunt
// Mammals and the signs they leave
⏱ about 15 min

Explorer Day: Track hunt

Rain fell last night.

"Mud means tracks!" Rocket says.

Raven brings the notebook and a pencil.

Nova says, "Count the toes you see."

  1. Mammals have fur or hair.
  2. Baby mammals nurse from their mother.
  3. Animals leave signs: tracks, holes, nibbles, fur.
  4. Watch wild animals from far away.
  5. Never feed a wild animal.
  6. Some animals are awake at night.
◇ EXPLORER DAY TRACK HUNT
Walk with your grown-up after rain or near a puddle.
Look in mud, sand or soft dirt.
Find a footprint. Do not step on it.
Count the toes. Look for claw marks.
Is it big or small? Compare it to your hand.
Draw the track in your notebook.
Look for a second track nearby.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up the whole time.
Look at tracks. Do not dig or poke.
Never follow tracks into bushes or water.
Never touch droppings or an animal lying still.
Wash your hands when you get home.
For a grown-up
Pet tracks count too. A dog print is great practice.
Ask: how many toes do you see?
Ask: which way was the animal walking?
Write the date next to the drawing.
TRACK HUNT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where is a good place to find tracks?
You find a track. What do you do?
What covers a mammal?
SentenceTrue or false?
Tracks are footprints.?
You should feed wild animals.?
A dog track is good practice.?
WHY THIS EXERCISETracks are footprints. Wild animals find their own food.
Draw the best track you found.

What a great track hunt!

Next week, you will meet scaly and slippery neighbors.

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