Students will compare and contrast bats and birds. Background The bat is the only mammal that can truly fly.
Birds fly, but they are in a separate scientific classification.
Suggested Procedure Have students complete their student worksheets, with what they believe to be the characteristics of bats, birds or both. Facilitate a class discussion comparing and contrasting the two animals, making a classroom master chart. Use illustrations or models of birds and bats to emphasis the characteristics. The animal has an inside skeleton. The animal breathes air.