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Do bats really drink blood?

Animal Traits & Food Sources
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Do bats really drink blood?
Animal Traits & Food Sources
Lesson narration:
English Spanish

Overview

In this mini-lesson, students discover a variety of bat species and their food sources.

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5 mins

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Writing

Writing

Here are some writing prompts to help students reflect on the mini-lesson. Feel free to copy and paste them into an assignment.

  1. Do bats really drink blood? Why do you think that?
  2. What did this lesson make you curious about? What other questions do you have about bats?

Activity

Activity

Bonus Activity: Different bats have amazingly different faces! Go back through the video and pause it every time you see a bat. Draw each bat's face. Be as detailed as you can with the eyes, ears, and mouth. Then compare their faces. What do they all have in common? How are they different from one another?
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