Lesson 7/8 (Year 7) - Bat Stats

Aim:

To measure, weight, sex, identify species, tag bats

Materials:

Toy bats, scales, tags, measuring tapes/calipers, species list

Method:

  1. Work in pairs to:
    • Measure
    • Weigh
    • Identify the species, sex and age (Adult or Juvenile)
      • (choose a species from the list which is attached)
    • Tag their individual bat
  2. Record the information in the table below
  3. "Releaseā€ your bat
  4. Create class capture data using Excel

Date

Time

Species

Sex

Age

Forearm Length (mm)

Weight (g)