National Wildlife Federation: Bats - Maligned or Malicious?

Students explore their views of a threatened bat and present their findings.

Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to:
✔ Describe several views people hold about bats.
✔ Identify misconceptions about a threatened species.
✔ Reflect on changes in their attitudes about wildlife.
✔ Share natural history and conservation knowledge about bats.

Grade Levels: 3-8; K-2
Time: Two or more class periods, depending on the presentations.
Subjects: science, reading, presentation, social studies
Skills: analysis, application, classification, comparison, description, evaluation, research, synthesis


Science Topics
Conservation & Sustainability, Zoology
Animals
Bats
K-6, Middle School, Educator
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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