Going Batty

Ron Gardiner, EdTech 541Integrating Technology into the Classroom Curriculum

BatsAre Mammals

Can Fly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzHHJ75WGSI

Sleep Upside Down

WingsCompare bat wings and bird wings

WingsBats Birds

Click to sort the words into the correct box.

feathers

feathers

skin membrane

skin membrane

2 fingers

2 fingers5 fingers

5 fingers arm

armarm

thumb

thumb thumb

WingsBat wing resembles a human hand

Bat GroupsMega

(big)Micro (small)

Grey-headed Flying FoxPhoto by marj k on Flickr

Eastern Big Brown BatPhoto by Matt Reinbold on Flickr

Mega batsMega means huge

Eat fruit, nectar,pollen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouXQz5Gzr8k

Mega batsHave dog shaped faces, no tail, and a furry belly

Photo by Eyeweed on Flicker

Mega batsLarge eyes and good sense of smell help them find food. Do not use echolocation (sound).

Photo by Pierre Pouliquin on Flikr

Mega batsHabitat: Tropical ForestsRange: Africa, Australia, Middle East, Southern Asia, Tropical Islands

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Mega batsMore than 180 species

HelpfulPollinate flowersSpread seeds

Danger from humansHuntedLoss of habitat

Micro batsUse echolocation to find food and navigate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-Y2Tt8gFE

Micro batsMicro means smallMost eat

insectsfrogssmall lizardssmall fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p08Y0oRAX3g

Micro batsVampire bats are micro bats

Their only foodis blood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Va9ull44yw

Physical CharacteristicsBig ears

Photo by Xerones on Flikr

Physical CharacteristicsSmall eyes

Photo by Wilson Bilkovich on Flikr

Physical CharacteristicsSharp teeth

Photo by The b@t at Flikr

HabitatMicro bats roost in dark, secluded places

Photo by whl.travel on Flikr

caves houses treesbuildings bat boxes

RangeMicro bats live on every continent except Antarctica.

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Micro batsAbout 825 different species worldwide

Can spread rabiesSome are endangered from loss of habitat

Question 1A bat’s wing most closely resembles what?

Dog paw

Fish fin

Bird wing

Human hand

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Question 2The two major groups of bats are what?

Mega &

Micro

Mammals &

Birds

Large &

Small

Insect eaters &

Plant eaters

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Question 3Large eyes and a good sense of smell are characteristics of what?

Micro bats

Cave bats

Mega bats

Vampire bats

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Standards

Standard: 2Sb: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the needs and characteristicsof animals as they interact in their own distinct environments. (Life Science)

References & Resources75 interesting facts about bats. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://

facts.randomhistory.com/bat-facts.html Adventist youth honors answer book/nature/bats. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Adventist_Youth_Honors_Answer_Book/Nature/Bats Bats and birds. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://glenwoodcaverns.com/pdfs/Compare-Bats-and-Birds.pdf

Bats: fact and fiction. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/nttidb/lessons/as/batsas.html

batslife. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://batslive.pwnet.org/resource/lesson_plans.php Different types of bats. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://

www.about-bats.com/types-of-bats.html How bats work. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://

science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/mammals/bat.htm

References & ResourcesLarge flying fox pictures and facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://

thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Chiroptera/Pteropodidae/Pteropus/Pteropus-vampyrus.html

Large flying fox pictures and facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Chiroptera/Pteropodidae/Pteropus/Pteropus-vampyrus.html

Microbats: Information about microbats. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.wpsa.org.au/pdf/school/Microbats.pdf

Organization for bat conservation. Retrieved from http://www.batconservation.org/drupal/fun-bat-facts

The differences between micro bats and mega bats. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://suite101.com/article/the-differences-between-micro-bats-and-mega-bats-a342168

Vertebrate flight chiropteran flight. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/bats.html