Overview
This activity challenges students to build a model of a bat box!
Objective
- Students use their creativity to build a bat box model using supplies from home
- Students learn the features bats require in a roosting structure
- Students understand how bat boxes can help bat populations in Alberta
Materials
- Student instruction sheet (younger students may require assistance reading the background information and instructions).
- Materials from home (cardboard, paper, glue, pencils, etc.)
Supporting Documents
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Bat Box - Design Challenge (Teacher)Bat Box - Design Challenge (Student)
Version Française:
Boite A Chauves-Souris - Defi Concept (Enseignants)Boite A Chauves-Souris - Defi Concept (Etudiants)
Program of Study
- Science, EOE, CTF, CTS
Time
- 60 mins
Curriculum Outcomes
Grade 1 Science - Building Things,
Energy
Grade 1 - How can movement of objects and animals be understood?
Grade 2 - Where do light and sound come from, and how do they move
Earth Systems
K - How can environments be explored?
Grade 1 - In what ways can environments change?
Living Systems
Grade 1 - How do plants and animals survive?
Grade 2 - How do plants and animals live and grow?
Grade 3 - How do plants and animals interact?
Scientific Methods
K-6
Grade 7-9 Environment and Outdoor Education
