Congratulations on your steps to teaching students firsthand the various stages of life, where they learn the necessities required to bring this egg to life.

Students will learn life cycle of a chickens and reinforce basic science concepts surrounding growth and development.

Two main objectives for life cycles:

1) Understand the parts of the life cycle

2) Understand reproduction in plants and animals.

These concepts are illustrated by studying different living things, but the chicken teaches both the parts of the life cycle and reproduction by showing how a chicken starts as an egg and grows into an animal.

Teachers will be guided through incubating and hatching eggs in the classroom including:

Which eggs will hatch-candling to see embryos
Storing fertile eggs
Storage time, temperature, and humidity
Position of eggs
Turning eggs-turners turn every 60 minutes
Incubating eggs-correct temperature and humidity
Record keeping-daily data chart for temperature and humidity
Candling-seeing live embryos
Hatch stage-peeping of chicks
When the chick’s hatch-when to place in brooders

These projects help students learn biological concepts and develop a deeper understanding of the life sciences.

Engages students in a memorable and interactive learning experience.
Enhances understanding of biological concepts and scientific processes.
Promotes skills in data collection, analysis, and documentation.
Connects classroom learning with real-world applications in agriculture.
Fosters a sense of responsibility and empathy through caring for baby chicks.

For more information please contact:

Maria Sanchez
Program Assistant-Ector County 4-H & Youth Development
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
432.498.4071
Maria.Sanchez@ag.tamu.edu

Educational Resources

All of our teachers will receive a Hatching in the Classroom resource packet during their hatch (green folder – provided by Ector County Extensions). Below are the same resources, as well as additional curriculum to utilize in your classroom.

Group Enrollment Form– Please complete page 1 and 2 of the form and send via email to Maria.Sanchez@ag.tamu.edu. When filling the form out, please include any student who will be a part of the Hatching in the Classroom program.

Nurture Right 360 Manual – Refer to this document if you need any technical help with your incubator. The automatic turner is set for every 60 minutes.

Hatching Teachers Guide– Full guide, data charts, and question set for your hatch.

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