INFO Animal tracks are wonderful tools for discovering wildlife. Tracks help us judge the size of an animal, its foot structure and how it moves.
Biologists use tracks to locate animals and determine population sizes.
Students become amateur biologists in this activity, deciphering animal tracks and identifying habitat requirements. Ask where they get their food, shelter, water. Sit in a circle and place the tracks identification poster in the center. Show students the tracks story cards, holding up one at a time. Have students use the identification poster to decipher story cards.