Battery module and battery pack

A battery module, comprising:

• a battery column, including a plurality of batteries, wherein the batteries are arranged in a first direction;
• a heat insulation pad, disposed between two adjacent batteries in the battery column;
• a side plate, disposed on a side surface of the battery column and extending in the first direction;
• wherein at least one heat-resistant region is disposed on the side plate and corresponds to a position of the heat insulation pad, the heat-resistant region is any one of a through hole, a blind hole, and a notch or a combination of two or more of the foregoing communicated with each other, and at least a portion of the at insulation pad overlaps the heat-resistant region of the side plate,
• wherein the heat-resistant region covers a portion of a side surface of the heat insulation pad, at least one of the two adjacent batteries is a target battery, and at least a portion of an orthographic projection of the target battery on the side plate is disposed within the heat-resistant region, and the side surface of the heat insulation pad faces an inner surface of the side plate.