I.B.1 Part Two--Finding Tracks

Materials needed:

Same as Part One with the addition of a poster or guide to tracks.

Instructions for the teacher:
  1. Take students to the second sandy area and have them get together with their teams. Remind them to be very observant and avoid stepping on animal tracks, if possible. Encourage students to step in each other’s tracks to limit the damage to animal tracks.

  2. Instruct students to try and find four different kinds of animal tracks to measure. If tracks are scarce, teams may need to measure the same tracks. Encourage them to look for insect and bird tracks as well as mammal tracks. They may find some mystery tracks. Can they think of a way to discover the origins of these tracks?

  3. Have students complete all three sections of Finding Tracks on their data sheets.
I.B.1-Part 1    Part 2    Part 3    Student data sheet 1    part 2    data sheet 2
A. Physical Properties of Sand     I.A.1     I.A.3
B. Animal Tracks in the Sand     I.B.1
C. Glossary     D. Questions for Student Evaluation