Tracking Games & Challenges
- Last edited 3 years ago by Kevin MacDonald
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Requirements
- Age 7+
- Players 8-12
- Time 3-5 min rounds
- Location Small clear area Large clear area Forest
- Energy Low (sitting, standing) Medium (walking, stalking) High (running) Extreme (sprinting)
- Materials Bands
- Lead by Pathfinder Whiskers Cloak
- Guides 1
Story
What is the essence of this game?
Action Call
Compelling questions / challenges to get kids excited to play.
Game
Safety
- Scout playing area for hazards: tripping objects, stinging insects, trash, and much more.
- Tracking
Mission
- Bigfoot tracking
- Blood tracking
- Stick drag tracking
- "Watch me walk / examine my steps" activity
- Caterpillar / millipede tracking drill ("People shuffling feet in a line")
- Stick drag tracking
- Hanging bait tracking box (in sandbox)
- Intro to tracking (tracks, sign, animal gaits)
- Make plaster casts of tracks
- Match the track to the animal (card) game
- Use field guides to identify tracks
- Wisdom of the marks (in sandbox)
Modify
Variations of the game.