The Process

1. Begin with completing the first and second column of the K-W-L chart on bats, with the things I already know about bats and the things I want to learn about bats columns. You have two choices for completing this task. You could choose to print off the K-W-L chart and fill it out with pencil, or you could choose to type on the Word Document and save it on the computer.

2. a.) Then listen to your teacher read the story Stellaluna, by Janelle Cannon out loud to you.

b.) Next, fill in the third column of the K-W-L chart titled things I am learning about bats.

3. a.) Click through the story Echo the Bat on the following website with your teacher or another adult: www.imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/echohome.html

b.) Then add additional facts that you have learned about bats in the third column of the K-W-L chart titled things that I am learning about bats.

4. Next, listen to or independently read the non-fiction book Bats, by Lily Wood. Then add additional facts that you learned about bats in the third column of the K-W-L chart titled things that I am learning about bats.

5. Research the following questions below, and use the third column of the K-W-L chart titled things that I am learning about bats to add new facts.

· What are the differences between megabats and microbats?

· Name the different places where bats live?

· What are the different foods that bats eat?

· What are the unique characteristics of bats?

· What are the common misconceptions people have about bats?

6. To find out how much you have learned about bats, click on the quiz below.

www.lawrencehallofscience.org/batquiz/

7. a.) Now you will need to use your completed K-W-L chart to create a strong argument for how bats are harmful or helpful to humans. Please click to download your Batty Letter paper that you will be using to write your letter to Uncle Buck.

b.) Please be sure to include three reasons for how bats help or harm humans in your letter. It’s also important to be sure you write your letter using the correct letter format that your teacher has already taught you. Don’t forget to check over your letter for correct spelling, spacing, punctuation, and capital letters where needed!

c.) You will also need to right click on one of the pictures of the bats below, copy it, and paste onto the top of your Batty Letter paper. You have two choices! You could print off your Batty Letter paper and fill it out with pencil or you could type onto the Word Document and save it on the computer.

d.) Please click on the “evaluation” section on the navigation tool bar and fill out the top portion of the self-evaluation rubric. You are asked to identify three things you’ve learned about bats from this webquest. Check you finished letter using the rubric in the “evaluation” section.