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Going Batty. Teaching Points. Created by Lisa Frase www.effectiveteachingsolutions.com. There Are Two Types of Bats. SMALLEST BAT LARGEST BAT. The bumblebee bat is the size of a jellybean. Flying Fox Bat

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Teaching Points

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  1. Going Batty Teaching Points Created by Lisa Frase www.effectiveteachingsolutions.com Lisa Frase

  2. There Are Two Types of Bats Lisa Frase

  3. SMALLEST BATLARGEST BAT The bumblebee bat is the size of a jellybean. Flying Fox Bat They can weigh 2 – 3 pounds. Some megabats can have a wingspan as long as a human grown-up. Lisa Frase

  4. 80 • 75 • 70 • 65 • 60 • 55 • 50 • 45 • 40 • 35 • 30 • 25 • 20 • 15 • 10 • 5 • Flying American False Greater Little Brown Bumblebee • Fox Bat Vampire Bat Mastiff Bat Bat Bat WINGSPAN OF SOME BATS IN INCHES Lisa Frase

  5. BAT FACTS • There are 900 different species of bats. • Most bats eat fruit. • Bats are creatures of the night. • Bats are the only flying mammals. • Bats have lived on earth for 50 million years. Lisa Frase

  6. MORE BAT FACTS • Bats are not birds. • Bats fly with their hands. • Bats have sonar hearing. • Bats sleep during the day. • Bats hang upside down when they rest or sleep. • Bats clean themselves like cats. Lisa Frase

  7. ECHOLOCATION Bats have a natural “radar” built into their bodies. They can send out high pitched sounds. This helps them to travel around. Instead of seeing with their eyes, they send out sounds and the sounds echo back to their ears. The echoes help them to know their location and to keep them from bumping into things like trees. CLICK BELOW TO VISIT THE WORLD WIDE WEB AND SEE THE ADVENTURES OF ECHO THE BAT Lisa Frase

  8. quiz time Bats are - • Vertebrates B. Mammals C. Reptiles Lisa Frase

  9. quiz time Bats are found - • Only in the Old World B. In North America C. All over the world Lisa Frase

  10. quiz time Bats eat - • Fruit, nectar and pollen B. Insects, birds, and fish C. All of the above Lisa Frase

  11. quiz time Bats use ? to get from location to location - • Echolocation B. Antennas C. Radio waves Lisa Frase

  12. quiz time Bats can eat - • 100 mosquitoes a night B. 600 mosquitoes a night C. 3000 mosquitoes a night Lisa Frase

  13. quiz time CORRECT Lisa Frase

  14. quiz time INCORRECT Bats are mammals. Lisa Frase

  15. quiz time INCORRECT Bats are found all over the world. Lisa Frase

  16. quiz time INCORRECT Megabats eat fruit, nectar and pollent. Microbats eat fruit, insects, birds and fish. Lisa Frase

  17. quiz time INCORRECT Bats use echolocation to move from location to location. Lisa Frase

  18. quiz time INCORRECT Bats can eat 3000 mosquitoes a night. Lisa Frase

  19. quiz time CORRECT Lisa Frase

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  23. THE END www.classroomclipart.com Lisa Frase

  24. Lisa Frase

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