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The Great Outdoors

From Cyberchase · 2023

The Great Outdoors
26 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Something is trampling through Crestwood Park, and the CyberSquad turns detective to figure out what — and why it's there. They learn to read tracks and other clues to understand the animals living in a habitat.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The team reads clues to figure out who's been in the park.

  1. What clues did the team use to identify the creature?
  2. What does an animal need from its habitat?
  3. What evidence could tell you an animal had been somewhere?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: habitat, track, evidence.

Try it: Describe one clue (like a track or a chewed leaf) and what animal it might point to.