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Essential Questions:  

UNIT E.Q.:  How do bats impact our environment?

• Why do you think it is important to learn about bats?

• How do the special characteristics of bats help them adapt to their environment?

• How are bats and humans alike, yet different when comparing diet, physical features, and habitat?

• How do bat myths and literature affect a human's perception of bats?

2nd Grade  and 3rd Grade Project: 

~~~Bat projects will be presented on November 12 for 2nd and 3rd graders. ~~~

                               Project Guidelines     Project Rubric

• Students will research a specific bat during class time and at home.

• The focus of the research will be:  Description (including type of bat - mega or micro), Habitat, Food, Predators, Interesting Facts (above and beyond).

• Students will present their bat in a creative way (no posters and lectures).

• Students will need to answer unit essential questions in presentation.

• CLICK HERE FOR THE PRESENTATION PLANNER.

Students MAY use the ideas found on the "Going Batty" research menu in presenting their bats.  Also the menu could be used for "Above & Beyond" opportunities.

• Going Batty!

Online Research Assignments: 

• Stellaluna's Family

• Adopt-a Bat

• Bats are our Buddies! Internet Scavenger Hunt

• What Good Are Bats?

• Dichotomous Key Activity

• Owl Pellet Virtual Dissection

RESOURCES:

• Cobb Virtual Library - BEST place to start your research!

• All About Bats

• Incredible Bats (Thanks Justice!)

• BAT - Huge selection of sites to use

• Batty Links

• San Diego Zoo: Bats

• Great Echolocation VIDEO Link

• Enchanted Learning - Bats

• San Diego - Cool Bat sounds

• Common Pipistrelle - Cool bat sound (Thanks Kira!)

• What Do Bats Eat?

• Fruit Bats

• Explore Bats - Excellent resource!

• Wikipedia- Bats

• Wikipdedia - SPECIES Link

• National Geographic for Kids

• National Geographic - very cool videos!

• Catching Dinner on the Fly

• Bat Facts

• Kite CD - Bat Facts

• Bats, Bats Everywhere- take the Big Bat Quiz and play some batty games
• Introduction to Bats-tons of bat facts and photos from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Batty About Bats Kid's Page-cool facts about bat anatomy and how they are beneficial to people
• Meet Our Bats-learn about all different types of bats
• All About Bats-learn about the only mammals that can fly, discover what echolocation is, and find out how to build a bat house
• World Almanac for Kids Online: Bat- learn about this animal's physical and behavioral traits
• KidzCave- Look around for bat information and download bat sounds recorded with a special bat detector
• KidsZone:  Bats-contains activities, facts, and pictures of  bats
• Bats-a hotlist of links to sites all about bats
• Defenders of Wildlife - Bats
• The Organization for Bat Conservation
• Bats 4 Kids
• Endangered Bats
• Basically Bats - Turn down volume... cute song is very loud! For Kids ... Click on BAT RESOURCES
• Bats:  Why should you care?  Use this link with the graphic organizer.
• What Good Are Bats?
• Bat Quiz

Credit: EducationWorld

EXTRA LINKS:

• Bats starring on CNN - Thanks Vollbracht Family
• Bat Videos
• Article About Endangered Bats - Thanks  Pominville family
• Ft. Worth Zoo - Do a search for BATS
• America Zoo
• Bats: Agricultural Allies
• World of Bats
• Bat Facts
• Vampire Bats
• Famous Bracken Cave
• Bat Wings are Unlike Birds
• Austin Congress Bridge Bats
• You've Got Bats - Map activity
• Origami Bat Directions

MYTHS & LEGENDS:

• Spooky Files: Vampires
• Bat Stories
• Myths About Bats
• Vampire Bats
• Bat World
• Endangered Species - Bat Myths