Bat Facts
True or False:
Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
True.
Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
What is a group of bats living together called?
A colony
What is a noun?
• A naming word
• A person, place, or thing
What is a main idea?
The main idea tells what the text is going to be about.
Name 4 things that bats eat.
• Fruit
• Flowers
• Frogs
• Fish
• Bugs (mosquitoes, flies, moths, & termites)
• Blood
Explain how bats use sonar.
Bats use sonar to locate objects using sound. The bats cry out and find their way using echoes.
What is the verb in this sentence:
The goat jumped onto the metal beam.
The goat jumped onto the metal beam.
Which of these sentences is a main idea about bats?
A. Bats eat half their weight in food each day.
B. Bats eat bugs that kill plants.
C. Bats fly.
D. Bats live in caves, trees, and buildings
C. Bats fly
The other sentences are key details.
Name two ways that bats help the Earth.
• Help farmers so people don't go hungry
• Eat bugs that kill plants
• Scatter seeds
What is the definition of "danger"?
A condition in which something bad or harmful could happen.
Which of the following is NOT a verb?
A. write
B. quick
C. have
D. wonder
B. quick
Quick is not an action word; it describes an action.
Name 1 detail from "Batty About Bats" that supports the main idea that bats are in danger.
• Humans are interfering with their colonies.
• Humans are destroying their homes.
• Humans are using chemicals on plants.
How does shutting the gate on a cave help bats?
The gate stops humans from going into the cave, but lets bats fly in and out.
How does ignorance harm bats?
*Answers will vary*
What are the 3 nouns and 2 verbs in this sentence?
The small yellow bird flew to the swaying tree behind the house.
The small yellow bird flew to the swaying tree behind the house.
A. There are dance classes available at Gunning Bedford.
B. Students take art and music exploratory classes at GB.
C. There is a showcase on November 15th for the community to tour GB's studios and watch students perform.
D. Gunning Bedford is a Visual and Performing Arts school.
D. Gunning Bedford is a Visual and Performing Arts school.
What 3 body parts on a bat are connected by skin to form their wings?
Arms, hands, and ankles
Name 1 way that humans can stop being negligent to bats.
• Put gates on cave entrances
• Stop using chemicals
• Scientists count bat colonies and help them live
• Studying bats and learning more about them
You have 1 minute to create a sentence with 2 nouns and 1 verb with your group.
*Answer will vary*
You have 1 minute to decide what a main idea could be for these key details:
• I took all of my sweaters out of storage.
• I put my fans away.
• I turned the heat on in my house.
• I am preparing for winter.
• It is getting cold outside.
• I do not like the cold.