Make An Animal Track Station Animal Science Experiment
In this fun and easy animal science experiment, we are going to create an animal track station to collect and study animal tracks.
Materials:
- Large piece of plywood
- Mud
- Shallow tray or dish
- Bird seed
- Peanut butter
- Lettuce
Instructions:
- Mix the mud with water until it has a consistency that will spread easily over the plywood.
- Place the plywood in an area where you expect the most animal activity.
- Spread the mud over the plywood. Ensure the mud is roughly an inch deep.
- Spread some peanut butter in the dish. Add some bird seed and lettuce as well.
- Place the dish in the center of the mud covered plywood.
- Leave the plywood overnight.
- Check the animal track station the following morning. It there are any tracks, use a field guide or the internet to try and identify the tracks.
- If there are no tracks, try moving the plywood to a new area or try to bait the animal tracking station with different types of food.
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How it Works:
The bird seed, peanut butter, and lettuce are used to attract animals that want to eat the items. As the animals approach the food, they leave tracks in the mud. The tracks can then be used to identify the animals that visited your track station.
Make This A Science Project:
Put your animal track station in different areas and see if different animals visit. Try putting your animal track station out at different times of the year. Try different food to see if it attracts different types of animals.
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