The teachers brought an egg to class as part of a project called "Les Gallines" (The Hens). They asked the students what they knew about eggs. Later, the teachers gathered what topics the students wanted to learn about hens: what they look like, what they eat, where they live, and how they are born. The class was divided into four groups, with each group researching one of the topics. The teachers sent notes home with the students asking families to provide materials on their child's assigned topic. Each group studied the materials and shared their conclusions with the class. This answered most of the questions the students had. Later activities and a field trip further solidified their learning. At the end, the students
The document discusses baby chickens and asks several questions about them. It covers what baby chickens look like, including that they are born with feathers and a beak; what they eat such as corn, vegetables, and insects; and where they live such as on farms and in fields. It also explains that chickens hatch from eggs after 21 days and that other oviparous animals that hatch from eggs include crocodiles, snails, and turtles.
The students in a classroom have been learning about how chickens hatch from eggs. They read books on the topic and visited an older class that has an incubator with eggs in it. The incubator keeps the eggs warm to allow baby chicks to develop inside. They learned details like how the chick gets oxygen and nutrients through an umbilical cord inside the egg. They are waiting to see the eggs hatch in a few weeks.
A hen must mate with a rooster before it can lay fertile eggs. When roosters court hens, they puff out their feathers, fan their tails, and stretch out a wing. If the hen allows it, they will embrace. Eggs are formed in the hen's abdomen, and she will lay one egg per day. Only in the spring will they brood and hatch the eggs. When a hen feels the urge to incubate her eggs, she will get very warm and want to sit on the eggs like she has a fever. To ensure even heat distribution and prevent the embryo from sticking to the shell, the hen will turn the eggs with her beak and feet while incubating. Since she supports herself
The document discusses chickens and chicks. It asks questions about what chicks look like, where they live, what they eat, and how they are born. It describes that chicks have feathers, a beak, and are birds. It also outlines the parts of a chick's body and lists some of the common foods chicks eat, such as corn, bread, vegetables, fruits, insects and worms.
The document discusses chickens and chicks. It asks questions about what chicks look like, where they live, what they eat, and how they are born. It describes that chicks have feathers, a beak, and are birds. It also outlines the parts of a chick's body and lists some of the common foods chicks eat, such as corn, bread, vegetables, fruits, insects and worms.