Summary
Ms. Frizzle turns into a bat at her own spooky party, and the class follows to learn the truth about these night fliers. They discover how bats use sound to 'see' in the dark.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Ms.
- How does a bat find an insect when it's too dark to see?
- Why are many bats awake at night instead of day?
- How are bats helpful to people and plants?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: bat, echo, nocturnal.
Try it: Explain how a bat uses echoes to catch a moth, in your own words.