Positives

• The resource includes the very straightforward form for reporting bat sightings.
• Students will love having an actionable step to help the bat population.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should know what bats look like and where to find them.
• It may benefit students to know more about bats, such as their diet and life cycle.
• Some students may need the terms roosting, discard, carcass, hibernate, migrate, and others defined before they read.

Differentiation

• Students can create infographics or pamphlets to inform others what to do if they see a bat.
• After reading about why scientists need to keep track of bats, students can research white-nose syndrome and its impacts on bats.
• As a short research project, students can pick one of the nine bat species in Connecticut and research its unique characteristics.
• To practice persuasive writing, students can create real estate listings for bat habitats and hibernating locations, highlighting features that make it an ideal space for bats.
• Teachers and students can work together to build a bat house on school grounds with the permission of the administration.