Bernhard Moos School
and
Frances S. Rocha Branch School
Mini-Quest Lesson
By Carmen L.
Becker
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Standards for
Grade Level(s): 2 – 5 Batty Neighbors |
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State Goal # |
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CAS Letter |
CFS Number(s) |
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1 |
A |
1, 3, 6, 8, 9,
10,12 |
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D |
1, 2, 3 |
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12 |
A |
1, 2, 4 |
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B |
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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Introduction About 10 years ago, in the city of
Austin, Texas, families of Mexican free-tailed bats moved in under the
new bridge. Soon there were more than a million bats. The people of Austin were afraid to go out
at night because of the bats. (Check-out
Austin’s bridge news story on Bat Conservation International Organization BCI
website) The
Task Your mission is to
contact a Bat Doctor to find out more about bats. Are they really as scary as people think? Should we get rid of bats or
not? How is your bat attitude? After reading the
books “Stellaluna” and “Amazing Bats,” work with a partner to find out
more information about bats. You will
investigate: *the different types of bats *how bat mothers care for their
babies *echolocation *unique bat characteristics *why bats are important to the
world?
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Process 1.Stellaluna
is one type of bat, a megabat. Bats
can be classified into two
groups, megabat and microbats. Then there are several different
types of bats within these two groups. Choose who will investigate
the megabats and who will investigate the microbats 2. Bat
mother are very loving moms. Your job is find out how bats care for
their babies until they are able to be on their own. You and your
partner will work together to complete the assignment. 3. Bats
can fly at night without getting hurt. Investigate their special gift called echolocation. Your job is to discover how echolocation works. Could you use echolocation to see in
the dark like bats do? 4. Bats
help our world. Your job is to list how bats help our earth and then
teach your friends. 5. Bats
are very unique and helpful mammals.
Why do you think people
are scared of them? You will investigate bats facts and myths and
decide for yourself. |
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Student
Resources |
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Title/URL |
Description |
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STELLALUNA |
By Janell Cannon. Picture Bks- C |
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AMAZING BATS |
By Frank Greenaway Call # 599.4 |
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SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT: THE
HIDDEN WORLD OF THE LITTLE BROWN BAT |
By Barbara Bash Call # 599.4 |
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THOSE AMAZING BATS |
By Cherly M. Halton Call # 599.4 |
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THE KIDS’ WILDLIFE BOOK |
By Warner Shedd Call # 591 |
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BATS |
By Alice L. Hopf Call # 599.4 |
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BAT TIME |
By Ruth Horowitz Picture Bks- H |
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BAT POET |
By Randall Jarrell Fiction-J |
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Information on Bats for
kids |
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects |
Bat anatomy diagram |
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All about bats,
colorful printouts and Quiz. |
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BCI-Bat Conservation
International Organization. General Bat Information Email, photo library
and Bat Links. *Use this site to contact a Bat Doctor. For Congress Bridge,
Austin, Texas News Story click www.batcon.org/, then click site map. Choose CONGRESS BRIDGE under Discovery. |
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http://www.enature.com/search/show_search_thumb |
Bat photos and
information |
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles |
In the Cave, Bat
Cyberhunt from Scholastic |
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