Bats 

Our pupils are fascinated by bats, occasionally they visit the classrooms as we have them in one of the school buildings.

First we researched what types of bats are native to our local area.  Then pupils looked at a field study guide to bats.  This as well as their research enabled pupils to create their own branching databases based on bats.  We used J2Data - branching database to create their work. 

As a link from their research pupils were very keen to buy a Bat detector kit (bought on Amazon), they built the kit and this was then used to record the echo location of local bats. 

Possible activities 

• Bats (in the school tower)

• Natural Habitats of bats

• Bat study guide

• Making a Bat house

• Invite Bat society in to talk to children

• Branching database Native to UK bats

• Bat detector to record sounds echolocation

Expressive Arts

• Bat echo location recordings

• Bat wing models 

Literacy 

• Vocabulary –Types of bats and Habitats

Numeracy

• Bat house – budget for materials.

• Bat house – measuring

DCF

• Research

• Branching database

Resources 

• Field studies council – Bat field guide

https://www.field-studies-council.org/shop/publications/bats-guide/

• Bat society - local 

• Bat detector kit 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eight-Innovation-EBD2766-Construction-Functioning/dp/B0B1J382HF/ref=asc_df_B0B1J382HF?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80264479270207&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583863998472630&psc=1