Eggs GEMS project, Emily Crumley, Jonathan Sample, April Zapata

(2) Scientific processes. The student develops abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry in the field and the classroom. The student is expected to:

(A) Ask questions about organisms, objects, and events

(6) Science concepts. The student knows that systems have parts and are composed of organisms and objects. The student is expected to:

(B) Observe and describe the parts of plants and animals;

(7) Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur. The student is expected to:

(D) Observe and record changes in the life cycle of organisms.

CONCEPT STATEMENT: Eggs come in many shapes and sizes and a common misconception among children is that eggs only come from chickens or what they see in the store. Exploring eggs allows children to investigate other animals that lay eggs and identify them by their various shapes and colors.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

Students will be able to identify where chickens come from.
Students will be able to identify other animals that come from eggs.
Students will be able to match certain animals to the eggs from which they hatch.

RESOURCES:

1 container for each child
bowl or basket to hold a chicken egg,
pictures of chickens hatching from eggs,
1 live chicken
1 girl doll
dry grass or straw to make an 8” nest for each child
1 Chicken and Her Eggs poster
1 toy chicken
1 basket
variety of real eggs such as frog, duck, quail, silk, moth, snail and ostrich
1 snake Laying Eggs poster
1 Robin and Her Eggs poster
1 Ostrich and Her Eggs poster
pictures of animals hatching from eggs or laying eggs; 1 plastic egg for each child, extras in case others break
1 small toy animal that hatches from an egg.

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS:

Students will be working with live animals and eggs to observe their size, color and shape. Students should handle the animals with caution and should never play with the eggs as they will be returned to their natural habitat.

SUPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, HANDOUTS: Coloring sheets of Ostrich Egg, Salmon Egg Parakeet Egg, Quail Egg, Turkey Egg, Duck Egg and Emu Egg, located in the back of LHS GEMS Eggs, Eggs Everywhere Teacher’s Guide.

LESSON

Engagement		Time: ___45_min____
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
The Chicken Drama	Who has seen a real egg? What kind of egg was it?	Students see eggs in the grocery store. Eggs come from chickens.
Show children the Chicken & Her Nest Poster	What could Linda do with the eggs?	Students will say cook them and eat them.

Exploration		Time: ___45__min___
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Role-play chicks hatching out of eggs	Where to chickens come from? How do they come out of eggs?	We crack the eggs
Let children see and touch real chicken	Have you ever seen a live chicken? What does a live chicken do?	Students will say I saw a chicken at a farm. A live chicken pecks the ground or their food and they crow.

Explanation		Time: __45__min____
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Use real animal eggs to explain to children the variety of animals that come from eggs	Can you think of other animals that come from eggs?	Birds, snakes
Have students compare the size, color and shape of eggs	What do you notice about the ostrich eggs and the frog eggs?	One is bigger and one is smaller

Elaboration		Time: ___45 __min___
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Show pictures of various animals hatching from eggs	What do you see in the picture? Where did the animal lay their egg? How many eggs?	Snake, bird, frog. They laid the eggs in the tree, on the ground.
Use plastic eggs with various animals & allow students to identify the animals inside the eggs	What kind of animal do you think is in the egg?	Chicken, snake, frog, ostrich Frog eggs are see through

Evaluation		Time: __45___min___
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Leave basket for children to play with eggs	How could you guess what animal is in the egg?	Look at the size, big or small and the color.
Monitor children and ask what kinds of animals come from eggs.	What animal is in the egg? How do you know?	It is small so it is a frog. It is big and round so it is an ostrich.