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Introduction / Task / Process / Evaluation / Conclusion / Resources

Do bats really get in people's hair? What do bats eat? How large are bats? Many people are scared of bats. Do this quest and decide if bats are harmful or helpful!

Task

Name three different kinds of bats.

Identify differences between the different kinds of bats.

Create a bat.

Find out where bats live.

Find out what bats eat.

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Process

Day 1:

Listen/read story about bats.

Create clothes pin bat.

Day 2:

Read a mini book about BATS. (Evan-Moor October Making Books with Pockets, teacher resource)

Where do bats live?
Write the names of the bats you read about from the mini BAT book on the lines of a map to show where it lives. (From the Evan-Moor October Making Books with Pockets, teacher resource)

Day 3:

Did you know? Learn more bat facts!

Learn about echolation

Write bat facts on bat shaped paper. (From the Evan-Moor October Making Books with Pockets, teacher resource)

Day 4:

Take Bat quiz

Read and print at least one of the pictures to color
Hanging Bat
Flying Bat
Bat Eating

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Evaluation

	1point	2points	3points
Name different kinds of bats	can name less than 3	can name 3	can name more than 3
State what bats eat	not sure	can name 1 or 2	can name 3 or more
List where bats live	not sure	can name 1 or 2 places	can name 3 or more
Label Map	not completed	map completed with errors	map completed correctly
Craft	Did not complete project	Completed project but did not follow directions	Completed project and followed directions
Writing	wrote less than 3 facts	wrote 3 facts	wrote more than 3 facts

Points

16 - 18 - Excellent!

10 - 15 - Good Job!

0 - 10 - I know you can do better!

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Conclusion

Now that you know the bat facts, you can decide if bats are harmful or helpful. Search the world-wide web or check out some of these resources to find out more interesting facts about this creature of the night!

Resources

Amazing Bats by Frank Greenaway; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1991.

Bats by Gail Gibbons; Scholastic Inc., 1999

Bats, Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton; Grosset and Dunlap, 1993.

The Giant Book of Creatures of Night by Jim Pipe and Johnathan Pointer; Copper Beech Books, 1998.

The Magic School Bus Going Batty: A Book About Bats by Joanna Cole; Scholastic Inc., 1996

Night Creatures by Sylvaine Perols; Scholastic, 1998.

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon; Scholastic Inc., 1993.

Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle; HarperCollins Publishers, 1995.

Teacher Resources

October Making Books with Pockets Evan-Moor, 1999.
http:\\www.evan-moor.com

Note: The teacher should re-program the home button to the internet address of this web quest.

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