While in the process of putting this blog together, our first chick was born. By the time that I publish this blog tomorrow, I'm sure we will have many more chicks. But here is a picture and a super short video of our first-born.
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| Here is the first chick cracking through its shell and into the world! |
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| It tries its best to stand up on wobbly legs. It must stay in the incubator for 24 hours before being put into the brooder box |
Before the arrival of the incubator and eggs, the first grade enjoyed a chick hatching show put on by Mrs. P. of the Science Center. The show was a preview into what will happen in our very own classrooms.
Here are a few photos of the chick hatching show held last week:
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| First graders hold up models of eggs from birds both living and extinct (Evan holds up the extinct Elephant Bird egg) |
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| Ms. P. explains the parts of the egg. |
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| Ms. P. shows a model of the inside of a chicken. |
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| Mrs. P. explains the difference between a hen and a rooster. |
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| A first grader from another class models how a chicken lays eggs. |
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| ...and how the hen keeps her eggs warm. |
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| Mrs. P. introduces the Incubator. |
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| She shows us the inside of an incubator... |
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| ...and the outside of the incubator |
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| Nora demonstrates the comb and waddle of the chicken. |
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| Introducing the star of our show... Mr. Rooster! |
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| We have seven eggs in our incubator, waiting to hatch! |
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| The students begins writing down observations of the eggs in their chick journals. |
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| After they write in their paper journals, they take a picture with their i-Pad and write in their electronic chick journal too. |
