Ron Gardiner, EdTech 541 Integrating Technology into the
Classroom Curriculum
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Bats Are Mammals Can Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzHHJ75WGSI Sleep Upside Down
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Wings Compare bat wings and bird wings
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Wings BatsBirds Click to sort the words into the correct box.
feathers skin membrane 2 fingers 5 fingers arm thumb
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Wings Bat wing resembles a human hand
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Bat Groups Mega (big) Micro (small) Grey-headed Flying Fox
Photo by marj k on Flickrmarj k Flickr Eastern Big Brown Bat Photo
by Matt Reinbold on FlickrMatt Reinbold Flickr
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Mega bats Mega means huge Eat fruit, nectar, pollen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouXQz5Gzr8k
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Mega bats Have dog shaped faces, no tail, and a furry belly
Photo by Eyeweed on FlickerEyeweed Flicker
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Mega bats Large eyes and good sense of smell help them find
food. Do not use echolocation (sound). Photo by Pierre Pouliquin on
FlikrPierre Pouliquin Flikr
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Mega bats Habitat: Tropical Forests Range: Africa, Australia,
Middle East, Southern Asia, Tropical Islands
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Mega bats More than 180 species Helpful Pollinate flowers
Spread seeds Danger from humans Hunted Loss of habitat
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Micro bats Use echolocation to find food and navigate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-Y2Tt8gFE
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Micro bats Micro means small Most eat insects frogs small
lizards small fish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p08Y0oRAX3g
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Micro bats Vampire bats are micro bats Their only food is blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Va9ull44yw
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Physical Characteristics Big ears Photo by Xerones on
FlikrXerones Flikr
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Physical Characteristics Small eyes Photo by Wilson Bilkovich
on FlikrWilson Bilkovich Flikr
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Physical Characteristics Sharp teeth Photo by The b@t at
FlikrThe b@tFlikr
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Habitat Micro bats roost in dark, secluded places Photo by
whl.travel on Flikrwhl.travelFlikr caveshousestrees buildingsbat
boxes
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Range Micro bats live on every continent except Antarctica.
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Micro bats About 825 different species worldwide Can spread
rabies Some are endangered from loss of habitat
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Question 1 A bats wing most closely resembles what? Dog paw
Fish fin Bird wing Human hand
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Thats correct. Try the next question.next
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Question 2 The two major groups of bats are what? Mega &
Micro Mammals & Birds Large & Small Insect eaters &
Plant eaters
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Thats correct. Try the next question.next
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Question 3 Large eyes and a good sense of smell are
characteristics of what? Micro bats Cave bats Mega bats Vampire
bats
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Thats correct. Congratulations Congratulations
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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)
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References & Resources 75 interesting facts about bats.
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://facts.randomhistory.com/bat-facts.html
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
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
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.htmlhttp://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
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/mammals/bat.htm
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References & Resources Large flying fox pictures and facts.
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Chiroptera/Pteropodidae
/Pteropus/Pteropus-vampyrus.html
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
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
http://www.wpsa.org.au/pdf/school/Microbats.pdf Organization for
bat conservation. Retrieved from
http://www.batconservation.org/drupal/fun-bat-facts
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
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
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/bats.html