National Wildlife Federation: Build a Bat House

Students build a bat house for their Backyard Wildlife HabitatTM or Schoolyard Habitats® Site.

Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to:
✔ Identify reasons for building a bat house.
✔ Demonstrate a method for building a bat house.
✔ Identify key criteria for successful bat houses.

Grade Level: 2-8
Time: 2 hours (plus painting and installation time)
Subject: science, art, math
Skills: construction, description, analysis


Science Topics
Zoology
Engineering Topics
Structures
Animals
Bats
K-6, Middle School, Educator
2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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