Survival Shift at Galápagos Islands - Furlings: Animal Adaptations & Survival Adventure

Survival Shift at Galápagos Islands

Furlings: Animal Adaptations & Survival Adventure

Survival is being rewritten.

Across the Galápagos Islands, animals are changing. Traits are shifting. Behaviors are evolving faster than expected. Ari Raider has detected instability in the systems that govern adaptation and survival — and the Furlings, guardians of instinct and evolution, are losing control.

In Survival Shift at Galápagos Islands, explorers board a research boat and journey through one of the most important ecosystems in scientific history. From camouflage and mimicry to predator and prey adaptations, students uncover how animals survive, respond to environmental pressure, and pass successful traits forward over time.

This adventure turns adaptation into a high-stakes mission where every trait matters and survival depends on understanding how life responds to change.

About This Adventure Pack

Survival Shift at Galápagos Islands is designed for elementary explorers and is part of the Excavating Adventures series.

Students can complete the Survival Shift adventure online for free, including access to free printable adventure trading cards that match this experience. The online adventure delivers the full story and learning without requiring a physical pack.

👉 Explore the free Survival Shift adventure here:
Coming soon

For families or classrooms that want to extend the experience, this Adventure Pack adds collectible trading cards and a hands-on mystery dig that brings the mission into the real world.

The learning experience is the same whether students use the physical pack or not. The pack simply adds a tactile, collectible layer to the adventure.

What This Adventure Covers

Each Survival Shift Adventure Pack explores animal adaptations and survival through the Furlings:

• Physical and behavioral adaptations
• Camouflage and mimicry
• Predator and prey survival strategies
• Environmental pressures and change
• Natural selection and survival of the fittest
• How traits help organisms survive and reproduce

Each topic appears naturally within the adventure and is required to move the story forward, reinforcing learning through exploration rather than memorization.

What’s Inside the Pack

• 9 Adventure Trading Cards
Story-driven Furlings cards that guide the mission and reinforce adaptation and survival concepts.

• 1 Real Mystery Dig
A hands-on dig containing a real specimen to excavate, clean, and identify.

• Dig Stick Tool
Used to carefully uncover the hidden specimen.

• Cleaning Wipe
For revealing the specimen after excavation.

• Excavating Adventures Sticker
A collectible sticker to mark the completed adventure.

Why Kids Love It

Exploring the Galápagos, studying real survival traits, encountering dangerous wildlife, collecting cards, and uncovering a real specimen makes evolution feel like a thrilling survival challenge.

Why Teachers and Parents Love It

Survival Shift supports life science learning through real-world examples, systems thinking, and curiosity-driven exploration. It works in classrooms, homeschool settings, or independent study, with or without the physical pack.

Free Adventure Option

Survival Shift at Galápagos Islands is also available online for free, including free printable trading cards that align directly with this adventure. No purchase is required to participate.

This reflects our mission at Excavating Adventures: to make engaging, story-driven adventures accessible to everyone.

👉 Explore the free Survival Shift adventure here:
Coming soon