Bats
The students will learn that bats are nocturnal and use echolocation.
A lesson plan for grade K Science
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- Bat Conservation International information about conservation, with sections for kids
- Bats why we should care about bats
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- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest: North Carolina's system of Educational State Forests has been developed to "teach children and adults about the complex, interdependent ecosystems which make up a forest and which can be managed for a multitude of uses."
- North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences: Resources for learning about natural North Carolina including animals, snakes, insects and ecosystems.
- New River State Park: Visit New River State Park and discover its unspoiled beauty as well as the flora and fauna of the area.
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Learning outcomes
Students will identify the use of echolocation by bats. They will also be able to explain that bats are nocturnal.
Teacher planning
Time required for lesson
7 days
Materials/resources
- field trip to Pisgah National Forest
- Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon
- Bats by Gail Gibbons
- chart tablet
- sign up sheets for projects
- materials for the various projects for which students sign up for
- bat snack
- books about bats for the library in your class
Technology resources
computer with internet access
Activities
Day One
students will chart, with the teacher, “What We Know about Bats.”
Day Two
- The class will chart “what we want to know about bats.” The teacher will chart each of the students’ answers.
- Then the teacher will read “Stellaluna” by Cannon. The class will discuss the similarities and differences between bats and birds.
Day Three, Four, and Five
- Read Bats by Gail Gibbons.
- Answer the many questions asked by the students the previous day on the chart entitled “what we want to know about bats.”
- The students will each sign up for a project that they will do during center activities throughout the week. The possible projects are as follows:
- painting
- model
- book
- mural
- diorama
- chart
- letter
- poster
- drawing
- sewing
- The students will have to label or write something about bats at the completion for their project. All projects have to have writing in them.
- During center time, the computer center will be open with the web pages open for the students to view.
Day Six
Each student or group of students will share their projects with the entire class.
Day Seven
- Review the two charts and make additions.
- Field trip to the Pisgah Wildlife Center in the Pisgah National Forest to see bats and their habitats. During the field trip, the students will have a snack of mangoes, dates, sunflower seeds, and figs. These are foods that bats also eat.
Assessment
During the project writing, the teacher will be able to evaluate the students’ knowledge of bats.
North Carolina curriculum alignment
Science (2005)
Kindergarten
- Goal 1: The learner will make observations and build an understanding of similarities and differences in animals.
- Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
- Structure.
- Growth.
- Changes.
- Movement.
- Objective 1.05: Observe the similarities of humans to other animals including:
- Basic needs.
- Growth and change.
- Movement.
- Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
- North Carolina Essential Standards
- Science (2010)
Kindergarten
- K.L.1 Compare characteristics of animals that make them alike and different from other animals and nonliving things. K.L.1.1 Compare different types of the same animal (i.e. different types of dogs, different types of cats, etc.) to determine individual differences...
- Science (2010)
