Discover Echolocation: Bats’ Adaptation to Navigate the Dark

Video 3 of the Echolocation Unit. Here, students will dive deep into how echolocation works. The segment explains how bats send out high-pitched sounds, listen for the returning echoes, and use their brains to create a mental map of their surroundings. Comparisons are made to how human vision works, emphasizing the complexity and precision of echolocation. The segment also introduces the concept that when many bats use echolocation simultaneously, their calls can overlap and create confusion—setting up a conflict in the storyline with our villain JP Rothbone.