Dino Rescue
Two trails cross at the river. Which one leads to the missing dinosaur? In this two-day camp, your child will make a dinosaur field guide, use footprint clues to plot a rescue route and explore how AI uses patterns to classify unfamiliar examples.
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What your child will do
Read the tracks
Children compare footprint cards, counting toes and looking closely at their shapes. They group similar prints and label the features another explorer could use to tell them apart.
Test the field guide
A partner tries the guide on tracks the children haven’t seen before. When a print fits two groups, they look for a better clue and revise the guide. This hands-on challenge introduces classification and shows why AI systems need testing on fresh examples.
Plan the rescue
Teams follow the tracks across a prehistoric map. Where trails cross, they use their guide to choose a direction and mark the clue that helped them decide. Another team then tries to follow their route.
What they’ll make
Your child will bring home an illustrated dinosaur field guide and a rescue map marked with the clues behind each turn. Ask them, “Why did you follow this trail?” They’ll be able to point to a feature in a footprint, show you the match in their guide and explain what they’d check if the print were smudged.