Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. The unit is geared for primary children who have a lot of motivation but short attention spans. This project features lesson plans for a six week unit on bats.
Students begin the unit by taking an on line pre test about bats.
Each lesson includes a children's story about bats, hand-on activities, and Internet laboratories. In a sample activity, students see real live bats through a visit with a professional bat handler. They also hear the echolocation sounds of bats via the Internet, and feel sound waves generated by self made sound conductors. These conductors helped the students to understand how bats use sound vibrations for navigation and finding food. As a special treat, the students smell and taste various fruits that fruit bats love to eat and make their own bat cookies.