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Going Batty. Ron Gardiner, EdTech 541 Integrating Technology into the Classroom Curriculum. Bats. Are Mammals. Can Fly. Sleep. Upside Down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzHHJ75WGSI. Wings. Compare bat wings and bird wings . Wings. Bats. Birds. 2 fingers. s kin membrane.
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Going Batty Ron Gardiner, EdTech 541Integrating Technology into the Classroom Curriculum
Bats Are Mammals Can Fly Sleep • Upside Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzHHJ75WGSI
Wings Compare bat wings and bird wings
Wings Bats Birds 2 fingers skin membrane 5 fingers feathers arm thumb thumb arm Click to sort the words into the correct box. 5 fingers feathers skin membrane 2 fingers arm thumb
Wings Bat wing resembles a human hand
Bat Groups Micro (small) Mega (big) Eastern Big Brown Bat Photo by Matt Reinboldon Flickr Grey-headed Flying Fox Photo by marj k on Flickr
Mega bats Mega means huge Eat fruit, nectar,pollen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouXQz5Gzr8k
Mega bats Have dog shaped faces, no tail, and a furry belly Photo by Eyeweedon Flicker
Mega bats Large eyes and good sense of smell help them find food. Do not use echolocation (sound). Photo by Pierre Pouliquinon Flikr
Mega bats Habitat: Tropical Forests Range: Africa, Australia, Middle East, Southern Asia, Tropical Islands http://freeworldmaps.net/ t
Mega bats More than 180 species Helpful Pollinate flowers Spread seeds Danger from humans Hunted Loss of habitat
Micro bats Use echolocation to find food and navigate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-Y2Tt8gFE
Micro bats Micro means small Most eat insects frogs small lizards small fish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p08Y0oRAX3g
Micro bats Vampire bats are micro bats Their only foodis blood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Va9ull44yw
Physical Characteristics Big ears Photoby Xeroneson Flikr
Physical Characteristics Small eyes Photo by Wilson Bilkovichon Flikr
Physical Characteristics Sharp teeth Photo by The b@t at Flikr
Habitat Micro bats roost in dark, secluded places caves houses trees buildings bat boxes Photo by whl.travelon Flikr
Range Micro bats live on every continent except Antarctica. http://freeworldmaps.net/ t
Micro bats About 825 different species worldwide Can spread rabies Some are endangered from loss of habitat
Question 1 A bat’s wing most closely resembles what? Dog paw Bird wing Fish fin Human hand
Question 2 The two major groups of bats are what? Mega & Micro Large & Small Mammals & Birds Insect eaters & Plant eaters
Question 3 Large eyes and a good sense of smell are characteristics of what? Micro bats Mega bats Cave bats Vampire bats
Standards Standard: 2Sb: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the needs and characteristics of animals as they interact in their own distinct environments. (Life Science)
References & Resources 75 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 & Resources Large 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