Summary
“Animal Track Detective!” is a short SciShow Kids science video for the K–5 classroom. It explores how animals behave, group up, and care for their young. Quick to drop into a science lesson, a center, or a few spare minutes before the bell.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This video explores how animals behave -- in groups, as parents, or to stay safe.
- What behavior does the animal in this video show?
- How does this behavior help the animal or its babies?
- Have you ever seen an animal do something like this?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: behavior, group, parent, offspring.
Try it: Watch a pet or a bird for a few minutes and write down one thing it does and why.