Citizen Science - Animals on the Edge of Environmental Change

In this lesson, students consider how the behaviours of plants and animals can help us understand our changing environment. Students study two common flying-fox species to better understand the dynamic nature of ecosystems. Using a 2014 case study where an estimated 45,000 bats died during a heat wave, students will explore the environmental factors that led to this mass die-off, and how we can plan for these types of events in the future. To finish this lesson, students synthesise their learning by creating a short narrative for a Primary school audience about a bat species in their local area.