• Subject: Science
• Duration: 30 minutes
• Age Level: Grades 3-5
• Location: Classroom
• Key Vocabulary: Compare, contrast

OBJECTIVES: Students will compare and contrast bats and birds.
BACKGROUND: The bat is the only mammal that can truly fly. Birds fly, but they are in a separate scientific classification. Since these two animals share the characteristic of flight, are they the same in other ways?
MATERIALS: Copies of "Comparing Bats and Birds" Chart; pens or pencils
PROCEDURE:
1. Make copies of the worksheet on the following page, then have students fill in the worksheet with what they believe are the characteristics of bats, birds, or both.
2. Lead a class discussion comparing and contrasting the two animals, possibly making a classroom "master" chart.

COMPARING BATS & BIRDS