Batty for Bats
"So dark of wing and king of craft, of all night flyers, the master is the bat." -- Ms. Frizzle
For centuries bats have had less than a warm reception from humans. Nevertheless, bats are
fascinating creatures, which deserve our respect and admiration. In this bat program, students
will have an opportunity to discover interesting bat facts and to learn some basic bat ecology. We
hope to debunk some currently held misconceptions about the world’s only fl ying mammal! Elements of this program can also be incorporated into our Night Hike.
| (This program can be modified to suit any grade) |
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Curriculum Links & Expectations:
Grade 2 : Science and Technology
| Life Systems - Growth and Changes in Animals |
| 2s4 |
identify and describe the major physical characteristics of different types of animals (e.g., mammals, reptiles, insects); |
| 2s5 |
identify and describe behavioural characteristics that enable animals to survive (e.g., migration, dormancy, hibernation); |
| 2s11 |
describe ways in which animals respond and adapt to their environment (e.g., weasels change colour for camouflage in summer and winter; mammals living in colder climates have longer fur); |
Grade 4 : Science and Technology
| Life Systems - Habitats and Communities |
| 4s1 |
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of habitat and community, and identify the factors that could affect habitats and communities of plants and animals; |
| 4s7 |
describe structural adaptations of plants and animals that demonstrate a response of the living things to their environment (e.g., the height of a plant depends on the amount of sunlight the plant gets; many animals that live in the Arctic have white fur); |
Grade 6 : Science and Technology
| Life Systems - Diversity of Living Things |
| 6s6 |
identify and describe the characteristics of vertebrates, and use these characteristics to classify vertebrates as mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish (the five main classes); |
| 6s12 |
formulate questions about and identify the needs of different types of animals, and explore possible answers to these questions and ways of meeting these needs (e.g., design an experiment to study whether certain insects will grow larger if given large quantities of food); |
