Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Expedition Panama: Echoes in the Night

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore your prior knowledge about bats and investigate bats' use of echolocation to identify and catch prey. Design a game like "Marco Polo" to demonstrate echolocation.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: California Leaf Nosed Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
California leaf-nosed bats usually use their sense of sight (rather than echolocation) when they are foraging, and resort to echolocation only in total darkness. They fly slowly, close to the ground or to vegetation, and often take...
Graphic
Curated OER

New York Times: Bats on Parade

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of eight slides shows us photos of bats and shares interesting information about bats' diets and ability to echolocate, the evolution of bats, and the variety within the species.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Cyberchase: Echo Explorers

For Students K - 1st
Players explore math concepts and must use echolocation, as well as their skills in mapping and coordinates, to help free the bats trapped in dark caves.