Discover Echolocation: Bats’ Adaptation to Navigate the Dark

Discover Echolocation: Bats’ Adaptation to Navigate the Dark

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Interactive Video

Biology, Physics, Science

4th - 9th Grade

Hard

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The video explains how human eyes perceive light, not objects, and contrasts this with how bats use echolocation to navigate in darkness. Bats emit high-pitched sounds that bounce off objects, returning as echoes that their brains process to determine the location, size, and speed of objects. The video also discusses challenges bats face when echolocation signals overlap, and how a villain's device could disrupt bats' navigation by emitting confusing noise.

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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the significance of light in our ability to see?

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3 mins • 1 pt

Describe the adaptation that allows bats to hunt in the dark.

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How does the presence of too much light affect our vision?

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