Meet My Friends, the Bats!

In this engaging and interactive nature study class, learners get to hear some stories and learn about bats from an experienced wildlife biologist who worked with them and many other critters while with the US Forest Servce.

32 total reviews for this teacher

6 reviews for this class

Completed by 12 learners

30 minutes

per class

Meets once

8-12

year olds

2-4

learners per class

per learner

How does a “One-Time” class work?

Meets once at a scheduled time

Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Great for exploring new interests and different styles of teachers

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Available Times

Pacific Time

Thu May 19

Meet once (1 day)

Thursday
9pm - 9:30pm

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Sat May 21

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Saturday
3pm - 3:30pm

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Tue May 24

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Tuesday
6pm - 6:30pm

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Mon May 30

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Monday
11pm - 11:30pm

Outside 6am-10pm in your local time.

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Tue May 31

Meet once (1 day)

Tuesday
6:30pm - 7pm

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Tue May 31

Meet once (1 day)

Tuesday
9pm - 9:30pm

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Tue May 31

Meet once (1 day)

Tuesday
11pm - 11:30pm

Outside 6am-10pm in your local time.

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Description

Class Experience

Welcome future biologists and naturalists! Do you think bats are dangerous or do you think they'd make good pets? Well, it turns out neither is true and they've got more to fear from us than we from them. They are creatures of the night and biologists that study them also become creatures of the night! This class is perfect for a young learner who wants to learn how we study bats in the wild. Students will learn about how we catch them, unharmed, and tag them with little radio transmitters or...

Students will improve their understanding and learn about bats in their own area and from other parts of the world as students share their own experiences and stories. Maybe you've had bats in your attic!

I have my Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology/Evolutionary Biology. I have worked for several seasons in the field researching bats, owls, frogs, snakes, and their interaction with their environment and sometimes with people. I care very much about the welfare of wildlife and hope I can convey that appreciation to your learner.

No homework. Students are invited to another general course on biology if they have questions or want to learn more.

For class, children may wish to bring a notebook with a pencil to make notes or sketch pictures of bats. They are always welcome to just listen in. Curiosity is always the best ingredient!

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Youtube

none

30 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

None needed. No animals will be harmed or handled and there will be no depictions of harm coming to these special friends of mine.
The teacher may share a video segment from Youtube Kids that discusses bats with the students and will send any links for review to each student and their parent.
No account is necessary to view Youtube videos.

The teacher may show video clips from Youtube Kids on screen-share but, mainly uses slides and pictures from the work he has done with the Forest Service and biologists working in the field.

Teacher

John Jorgensen B.S. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

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Lives in the United States

Science Teacher, Ecologist, Mentor to Change-Makers

32 total reviews

61 completed classes

About Me

I teach STEAM topics. That is Science, Technology, Arts, and Mathematics with a focus on the environment and ecology. I have tutored mathematics to university students in a specialized program for students with learning and attention challenges*....