Go outside with a grown-up and look for signs that animals use the ground. You might find small holes, turned leaves, tracks, worm castings, beetle tunnels, or places where soil has been disturbed.
Do not put fingers into holes. Draw one ground clue you find and make a guess about what animal might have made it.
Think About It: What could you learn about an animal without seeing the animal itself?
Grandma’s reminder:
“Tank is not trying to dig up the whole yard. He is following his nose, and his nose has very strong opinions.”
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Tank’s Ground Clue Hunt
Go outside with a grown-up and look for signs that animals use the ground. You might find small holes, turned leaves, tracks, worm castings, beetle tunnels, or places where soil has been disturbed.
Do not put fingers into holes. Draw one ground clue you find and make a guess about what animal might have made it.
Think About It: What could you learn about an animal without seeing the animal itself?
Grandma’s reminder:
“Tank is not trying to dig up the whole yard. He is following his nose, and his nose has very strong opinions.”
☐ Go outside with a grown-up and look for signs that animals use the ground. You might find small holes, turned leaves, tracks, worm castings, beetle tunnels, or places where soil has been disturbed.
☐ Do not put fingers into holes. Draw one ground clue you find and make a guess about what animal might have made it.
☐ Think About It: What could you learn about an animal without seeing the animal itself?
☐ Grandma’s reminder:
☐ “Tank is not trying to dig up the whole yard. He is following his nose, and his nose has very strong opinions.”
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