Appendix of Annotated Educational Standards
Life Science:
1-LS1-1 Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. The bat physiology lesson and constructing a bat box lessons address this standard. Students will study bat bodies and their needs, then design and construct a bat roosting box tailored to meet the needs of a bat family.
1-LS1-2 Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive. Lesson 1 addresses this standard by using literature and video clips to examine behavior patterns of bats and their offspring.
Engineering and Design:
K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. Students will observe bat box construction and gather information about bats to design a bat box in lessons 4 and 5. Questioning, making observations, and gathering information is essential to these lessons.
K-2-ETS1-2. Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem. Students will create a physical bat box designed to accommodate bats and evaluate how its shape and design meets suitable criteria for housing bats.
In addition to teaching the science content behind the standards, two secondary goals are to foster an appreciation for the role of bats in their environment as well as inspire students to take on a caretaker role for whatever it is they are passionate about.
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