Tyson's Tracking Skills and Strategies

Tyson's Tracking Skills and Strategies

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

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The video introduces Tyson, a three-year-old German Shepherd trained as a general-purpose patrol dog. The narrator attempts to evade Tyson using various tactics like backtracking, sausages, and water. Despite these efforts, Tyson's superior tracking skills, honed by his trainer Mark, allow him to successfully track the narrator. The video highlights the impressive olfactory abilities of dogs, particularly German Shepherds, and concludes with Tyson catching the narrator.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes Tyson's nose special compared to other dogs?

It is used for medical purposes.

It is trained for general-purpose patrol work.

It can detect colors.

It is larger than most dogs' noses.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator's initial strategy to evade Tyson?

Using a decoy

Hiding in a tree

Backtracking and using sausages

Running in circles

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator's initial objective in the challenge?

To put Tyson off the scent

To distract Tyson with toys

To outrun Tyson

To hide in a cave

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narrator use to try and distract Tyson?

A ball

A flashlight

A whistle

Cumberland sausages

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Tyson's sense of smell compare to a human's?

It is 50 times more sensitive.

It is 10 times more sensitive.

It is the same as a human's.

It is 25 times more sensitive.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are German Shepherds favored for tracking work?

They are less expensive to train.

They are obedient and athletic.

They have a unique fur pattern.

They are smaller and more agile.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator's last hope to evade Tyson?

Using a smoke bomb

Crossing a river

Hiding in a cave

Climbing a tree

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