Lesson

Inside the Egg, Hatching Chicks (Grades K-2)

Students investigate embryo development in chicken eggs.

Grades
K – 2
IN: Grades K – 2
Estimated Time
1 - 2 hours
Updated
December 12, 2024
light shining through translucent eggshell showing developing chicken embryo
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Lesson Activities

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Author

Lyndi Perry | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom

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Standards

Indiana Content Area Standards

  • English Language Arts.Kindergarten.W.1

    Write for specific purposes and audiences.

    • Writing Genres.K.W.3.3: Use words and pictures to narrate a single event or simple story, arranging ideas in order.

  • English Language Arts.Kindergarten.SL.1

    Listen actively and communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

    • Discussion and Collaboration.K.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
    • Presentation and Knowledge and Ideas.K.SL.4.1: Speaking audibly, recite poems, rhymes, and songs, and use complete sentences to describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with support, provide additional details.
    • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.K.SL.4.3: Give, restate, and follow simple two-step directions.

  • English Language Arts.Grade 1.SL.1

    Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

    • Discussion and Collaboration.1.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
    • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.1.SL.4.1: Speaking audibly and using appropriate language, recite poems, rhymes, songs, and stories, with careful attention to sensory detail when describing people, places, things, and events.
    • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.1.SL.4.3: Give and follow three- and four-step directions.

  • English Language Arts.Grade 2.SL.1

    Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

    • Discussion and Collaboration.2.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
    • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.2.SL.4.1: Using appropriate language, recite poems and rhymes, and tell a story or recount an experience, in an organized manner, with appropriate facts and careful attention to sensory details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences and at an appropriate pace.
    • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.2.SL.4.3: Give and follow multi-step directions.