A bat house is used to show students how to help bats in Michigan, and a bat detector is used to let the children actually hear what echolocation sounds like. This program focuses on bats of the U.S. and the areas in which they live. It begins with a slide presentation where hibernation, echolocation, ecology, and especially conservation are discussed. A bat detector is used to help students better understand echolocation. There is an interactive question and answer session where we actively discuss what we can all do to help bats.
Young children are sometimes afraid of bats.
This program, geared for young children, focuses on teaching children to not be afraid of bats, and discover the beneficial things bats do for us. Children will sit around the presenter as the live bats are shown in a non-threatening light, myths are dispelled and there is a discussion on why it is important to respect wildlife, but not to touch them. This program is an interactive adventure where children learn the differences between mega and micro bats by slides and a wide variety of live bats. The program begins with an exciting slide presentation highlighting the differences between the 2 suborders. The slides end with a short note on bat conservation.