Discovery Trunk: Bats-A-Billion
Bats-A-Billion
There are over 1,100 species of bats, accounting for 1/5 of the mammal species in the world. Bats are nocturnal, flying mammals that live in a variety of habitats on every continent, except Antarctica. Learn about unique adaptations that allow bats to echolocate, fly, and hang upside down and explore why they hibernate and migrate.
Students will complete 10 statements to assess what students may already know about bats.
Students will identify the structures and the functions of bats.
Students will measure and use other scientists’ research to identify different species of bats.
Students will use the experimental design process to create a glider that will go the
Students will use the Engineering Design Process (EDP) to create a prosthetic wing for an
Students will take part in a simulation of bats using echolocation.
Students will use the Engineering Design Process (EDP) to create an invention inspired by bats
Students will explain how behavioral adaptations, such as hibernation, increases the chances of survival of
Students will explain how behavioral traits, such as migration, increase the chances of survival of
Students will explain how behavioral traits, such as migration, increase the chances of survival of
