Games on Echolocation

Get a little batty with life science! This fun simulation game replicates how bats use echolocation to hunt moths in their native Hawaiian habitat. After creating blind folds and discussing some basic principles of echolocation, students participate in two different simulation activities designed to show them how echolocation works, what physical features of bats help with echolocation and how it feels to navigate using this method. This lesson includes an optional math component as well.