Live Lesson: Bats are Cool
Live Lesson: Bats are Cool
In association with West OS, join us for two Live Lessons exploring the amazing world of bats! In the first lesson we will look at bat biology, their role in the environment, and how to help how flying friends. The second lesson explores the relationship between bats, culture and heritage.
A big thank you to West OS for organising these lessons. West OS is an online school, created by teachers, providing recorded learning experiences for children and young people. Find out more about how they can support you with high quality learning on their website.
Pre-Lesson Resource Pack
Our pre-lesson resource pack contains information on the equipment you will need to take part in the Bats are Cool lessons, along suggestions for fun bat related activities.
Lesson 1: Bats are Cool
In this lesson, Arlo introduces learners to the wonderful world of bats. Be prepared to learn about how they function in our world and get ready to discover how bats really are very cool! During the lesson, we investigate and understand bat biology, understand conservation and the welfare of bats, explore the importance of bats in our world and understand how to help bats.
Bats are Cool Lesson 1 recording
Lesson 2: Bats and Heritage
In this second lesson we go deeper into the world of bats. We investigate and understand about bats and our environment, discover links between bats and our heritage and explore how we can use this knowledge to help bats survive and thrive.
Bats are Cool Lesson 2 recording
Post-Lesson Resources
Following on from the Bats are Cool Live Lessons, you can take learning further with our educational resources.
Bat Acrostic Poem: download our template and create your own acrostic poem about bats.
Be the Bat Game: learn more about bat echolocation with this fun, active game.
Bat Cookbook: learn about how bats support food production by cooking foods that would not grow without bats.
Bat Field Guide: create your own field guide about a bat species from around the world to learn more about these amazing creatures. Read the instructions, then add your findings to our field guide template.
Bat Friendly Gardening: Want to help bats and encourage them to visit your school? Download Buglife's guide to 'Nurturing the Night shift' in your school garden and the Bat Conservation Trust's guide on 'Encouraging Bats'. You could also try making a bat box with 'How to make a bat box' from Wildlife Watch.
Video Links: download our list of links to educational videos to encourage independent learning.
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