Batty About Science
Experiment #22 from Elementary Science with Vernier
- Education Level
- Elementary School
Introduction
Bats are not blind, but for most bats, their sense of hearing is better than their sense of sight. Bats use echolocation (a type of sonar that allows them to emit a very loud, high-pitched sound and then interpret the echoes) to locate their prey and capture it.
Bats are not “mice with wings.” They belong to their own group, called chiroptera, which means hand-wing. They are the only mammals that really fly! (Flying squirrels don’t fly; they glide.)
Objectives
In this activity, you will
- You will learn how bats sense their prey by pretending that the Go! Motion is a bat and that you are its prey.
- Discover how this movement is graphically represented.
Sensors and Equipment
This experiment features the following sensors and equipment. Additional equipment may be required.
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
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This experiment is #22 of Elementary Science with Vernier. The experiment in the book includes student instructions as well as instructor information for set up, helpful hints, and sample graphs and data.
