Third graders have been doing bat research! After being introduced to the topic, students brainstormed questions and chose one they wanted to research. They have been using books and websites from the LibGuide: http://libguides.d181.org/bats.After gathering facts and working hard to put their findings into their own words, the third graders are now organizing their facts into paragraphs. This can be a bit tricky! We will share our learning using the presentation iPad app Shadow Puppet EDU.
Last Friday, third graders heard from a bat expert, Dan "The Bat Man" from Incredible Bats. (See his website at http://www.incrediblebats.com/). The students heard all kinds of facts and got to meet his Egyptian Fruit Bat and African Straw-colored Bats. Even though bats are a common symbol for Halloween, one of the facts we learned was that no bats would be out and about on Halloween in Illinois! Dan told us all 12 of the species of bats in Illinois would be hibernating by now.
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