Bats

Day 1

Topic Introduction to Bats

Objectives/ I can ...
Draw features of Bats.

State Goals
12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions.
12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features.

Classwork-Homework

Profile of the Creature From Planet X
Read description and draw the creature.

Assessment

Resources

Day 2

Topic Introduction to Bats

Objectives/ I can ...
Hypothesize correct characteristics of bats.

State Goals
12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions.
12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features.

Classwork-Homework
A Bat Like That
Naturescope Amazing Mammals Part 2 pages 36, 37, and 42

Handout What Do You Know About Bats
     Answer: All, Some, or None
                   black or brown: Some
                   warm-blooded: All
                   larger than a mouse: Some
                   eat insects: Some
                   hang upside down: All
                   make sounds people can't hear: Some
                   eat fish: Some
                   orange in color: Some
                   walk on the ground: Some
                   suck blood: None (lap blood, saliva has a chemical that keeps blood flowing)
                   swim: Some
                   hibernate: Some
                   cold-blooded: None
                   migrate: Some
                   nest in people's hair: None
                   active at night: Some
                   spread rabies: Some
                   make sounds people can hear: All
                   live more than 30 years: Some
                   eat fruit: Some

Magic School House Going Batty at Safari Montage

Assessment

Resources

Day 3

Topic Characteristics of Bats

Objectives/ I can ...
Answer questions about the characteristics of bats.

State Goals
12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions.
12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features.

Classwork-Homework

David Attenbourgh Bats 19 minutes at Safari Montage

Go back to the list and check to see how many each group got correct.

Pass out page 42 and go over the questions and answers. (page 37)

Bats Reading A-Z or American Friends- American Bats

A-Z Questions

Bat Comprehension Questions

Assessment

Resources

Different Kinds of Bats

Bat External Anatomy

Day 4

Topic Bat Food

Objectives/ I can ...
Name the six foods that bats eat.
Identify adaptations that enable bats to eat certain foods.

State Goals
12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions.
12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features.

Classwork-Homework

Bat Foods

Use American Bats Online Activity Guide pages 11-13

Bat Food Questions

Assessment

Resources

Day 5

Topic Bat Species

Objectives/ I can ...
Identify different species of bats.

State Goals
12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions.
12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features.

Classwork-Homework

Create a project about a bat species.
Poster, Animal Card, Report

Bat Species

Assessment

Resources

US Map

Day 6

Topic Echolocation and Density

Objectives/ I can ...
Solve density problems.
Determine the density of insects in a given forest quadrant.

State Goals
12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things and their major functions.
12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features.

Classwork-Homework