Bats in the Belfry, A Bat Diorama

Purpose: To give students an opportunity to create a bat environment

Materials (per group)

• shoe box
• construction paper
• glue/tape
• misc. objects

Bats

• Vampire Bat
• Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
• Indiana Bat
• Bumblebee Bat
• Sheath-Tailed Bat
• Ozark Big-Eared Bat
• Hawaiian Hoary Bat
• Mariana Fruit Bat
• Rodrigues Fruit Bat
• Bulmers Fruit Bat
• Leaf-Horseshoe Bat
• Fruit Bat
• Brown Bat
• Silver Haired Bat
• Gray Bat
• Lesser Long-Nosed Bat
• VA Big-Eared Bat
• Little Mariana Fruit Bat
• Numbat
• Mexican Long-Nosed Bat
• Singapore Round

Procedure
Students may select a bat from the list provided or choose another type. Researching its habitat and lifestyle, the students will create a diorama depicting what they have learned. A written or oral report is optional.

Research
My bat species is ___________________________________________________.

Where does this bat live? _____________________________________________

What country or state? _______________________________________________

What type of environment/habitat does it require? __________________________

What kinds of food does it eat? ________________________________________

How does it catch its prey? ____________________________________________

What are unique characteristics of this bat? ____________________________