Post on 16-Dec-2015
All About All About BatsBats
Mrs. Oberholtz’s First Grade Class Mrs. Oberholtz’s First Grade Class Grapeland Elementary Grapeland Elementary
2005-20062005-2006
Are bats mammals or birds?
• Bats are not birds!• Bats are mammals• Bats are warm blooded• Bats don’t have
feathers• Bats have furry bodies• Bats don’t lay eggs
How do bats fly in the dark?
• Bats use echolocation• Bats make high
beeping sounds as they fly
• These sounds bounce off things like insects and fruit
• Bats then follow the sounds
Do bats hibernate?
• Bats hibernate in the winter
• Bats eat lots of food• Bats can’t hunt for
insects or fruit in the winter
Are bats dangerous?
• Bats are only dangerous if sick or hurt
• Bats are shy and gentle
• Bats like to be left alone
How are bats helpful to our world?
• Bats eat millions of insects every night
• These insects eat our crops
• Bats spread pollen from plant to plant
• Bats carry plant seeds from place to place
Fun Facts
• Bats are the only mammal that can fly
• Bats are nocturnal • There are over 900
species of bats• The vampire bat is
the only bat that drinks blood
Were you Listening?
• Are bats mammals?• Are bats more active
during the day or during the night?
• Do bats hang upside-down when they sleep?
• Do some bats eat insects?
• What bat drinks blood?• Do some bats eat fruit?
I Got This From• California Department of Education• http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/sci-stnd.pdf• Content Standards for 1st grade• Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine• www.vet.cornell.edu/ OGE/fieldsofstudy.htm• White Winged Vampire Bats• Enchanted Forest• www.the-tree.org.uk/ EnchantedForest/Bats/bats.htm• Really Big Eared Bat • Ace Clipart• www.ace-clipart.com/ animal-clipart-02.html• Bat on the Moon • Westport• ces.westport.k12.ct.us/ ces/visitour.htm• Crayon Bat on Moon
I Also Got This From• Janet Davis• www.janetdavis.net/ janets_page/clipart.html• Big Moon Bat • Bat Echotaping• tecfa.unige.ch/perso/ staf/nova/blog/2005/03/• showing echolocation of bats• Connected.telegraph• www.telegraph.co.uk/.../ 2005/04/06/bat.jpg• picture of vampire bat• Venezuela site• research.amnh.org/ users/davalos/vampires.jpg• vampire bats in a cave• users.telenet.be/ HappyHalloween/Knutsels.html• clipart on bats• Micosoft explorer• http://www.moorhen.demon.co.uk/bats1.htm