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Episode: Box Turtles and Little Brown Bats

Purpose: To create a way to view bats without disturbing them.

Materials: 1 flashlight, tracing paper, rubber bands and scissors

Instructions:

1) Cut out a square from the tracing paper.

2) Place the tracing paper over the lens of the flashlight.

3) Bend the ends of the paper down and secure it to the light using a rubber band.

4) Once outside the light can be turned on to view bats.


Project Files
Slide Show: See behind-the-scenes photos from this project.   Wildlife Facts: Learn more about the Eastern box turtle from the National Wildlife Federation.

Pictures: DCI |

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