Welcome to the fossil-track field camp. Fictional track cards describe needs that must be matched to a model habitat. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to build a habitat for the track-maker model. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.
Start with the available-food line, not with the visitor names.
Hint 2
AND needs both foods. OR needs either food. A circular pair still needs an outside starting food.
Hint 3
Mark each creature whose food is already available; repeat until no new creature can be marked. Then compare only the listed visitors.
Reveal host answer
MOTH
Propagate food availability from the printed starting food. The OR visitor has a supported food chain; the AND visitor lacks one food and the circular pair never gets started. Result: MOTH.
2. Kit
Hint 1
Read each supply card and the three required needs.
Hint 2
A light card alone may leave a need uncovered; a shared supply counts for both needs.
Hint 3
Compare complete combinations, adding each chosen card weight once. Reject any combination over the limit before choosing the lightest.
Reveal host answer
C-D
Compare coverage before weight. Only complete kits qualify; minimize their combined weight and report the selected cards in alphabetical order. Result: C-D.
3. Track
Hint 1
Compare the same numbered position in the two strips.
Hint 2
A difference belongs to a pair of positions and is counted once, even when both shapes differ.
Hint 3
Mark every changed pair, check the unmarked pairs, then count your marks. Ignore titles and box outlines.
Reveal host answer
2
Different positions are 5, 8. There are 2 differences. Result: 2.
4. Label
Hint 1
Find the exact target word and the allowed reading direction.
Hint 2
A reversed word or almost-matching spelling does not qualify.
Hint 3
Check every letter of the full word, then read the digit immediately after it in the permitted direction.
Reveal host answer
2
Only row 3 has BONE followed immediately by 2. Other rows have changed or reversed letters. Result: 2.
5. Drawer
Hint 1
Find the column letters and row numbers on the grid.
Hint 2
A coordinate gives column first and row second; keep the printed coordinate order.
Hint 3
Read the full word before using the conversion table. If the word is missing, recheck each row and column rather than choosing a similar word.
Keep the five named results beside the final plan and find the key for each badge.
Hint 2
Each badge controls a different fact, road leg, order note, pulse or habitat layer. Use the matching key exactly once.
Hint 3
Check the completed product against all five recovered facts. If two answers remain, locate the fact that distinguishes them rather than guessing.
Reveal host answer
R1-F2-W1-D2-E1
Each recovered field result sets one separate habitat requirement. Match all five layers; a complete plan must include suitable cover, ground, water, food and access. Checked result: R1-F2-W1-D2-E1.
Suggested timeline
3 minutes: Read the opening. Show the evidence record and choose starting roles.
5 minutes: Solve Food. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Kit. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Track. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Label. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Drawer. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
7 minutes: Build the five-part habitat design using all five results.
3 minutes: Read the ending. Ask each teammate to explain one rejected alternative.
Pause whenever the group needs a break. This is a planning estimate.