A PowerQuest for 2nd Grade

By:

Twila Bryant

Kay Turner

Robinson Elementary

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One sunny day Farmer Biles arrived at Robinson Farm and discovered that his mama hen was gone and there in the nest were all the eggs. Something had to be done . FAST!!

Have you ever wondered how a chick is hatched ?

Come with us as we help Farmer Biles hatch the eggs at Robinson Farm.

MAMA HEN IS MISSING !

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Introduction

Embryology is the study of the development of an embryo. FROM CHICK TO EGG is the study of the life cycle of a chicken.

We will learn how to hatch eggs in an incubator.

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You will help Farmer Biles learn the following things:

the correct temperature for the incubator candlinghow the chick develops inside the egghow the chicks hatch

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Process 1 To learn about the temperature go to the

Embryology website. Read the information with your teacher.

Complete the thermometer worksheet.

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Process 2

You will learn about candling. Candling will tell you if there is a chick inside the egg.

Go to the Candling Website to view a clip about candling. Click on Candling and explore.

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You will learn how chicks develop inside the egg.

Go to Farmer Biles slide show to find out the whole story.

Read and color the worksheet.

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Process 4

You will watch Farmer Biles chicks hatch.

You will draw and color a picture of a chick hatching. Do your best work.

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Resources

http://lancaster.unl.edu/4H/embryology/

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/eggs/

http://www.extension.purdue.edu/CES/Marion/4HSchoolEnrichment/ChickenEmbryo.htm

http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/embryology/

http://pa4h.poultry.psu.edu/Embryology%20in%20the%20Clsrm-Embry%20Dev.pdf

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Evaluation

Now that you have completed this PowerQuest, let’s find out what you have learned.

Write a letter to Farmer Biles. In your letter tell him how to hatch an egg if the mama gets lost.

Follow the checklist on the following slide.

Rubric

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Evaluation Checklist

_____ Did you tell about the incubator?

_____ Did you tell the temperature in the incubator?

_____ Did you tell about candling?

_____ Did you tell about the development of the chick inside

the egg?

_____ Did you tell about hatching?

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Congratulations

You have been successful in helping Farmer Biles hatch the chicks. You have learned that chicks develop inside the eggs in about 21 days. They change as they grow. Eggs need to be kept at the proper temperature to develop properly.

Now that you are experts in Embryology, would you like to learn about other animal life cycles?

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GUESS WHATMama Hen has found her way back to

Robinson Farm just in time to take care of her babies.

Look!!!

Click on the magnifying glass.

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Objective for Second Grade NCSCSGoal 1: The learner will conduct and build an understanding of animal life cycles.

1.01 Describe the life cycle of animals including :birth

developing into an adultreproducingaging and death

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