This lesson is intended to help students realize that they can learn a lot about chickens—and animals in general—through close observation. They also should come to understand that it is important to learn about the special needs of eggs/chicks in order to take care of them, whether on a farm or in a classroom hatching project. This lesson can be used as an orientation for students before doing a chicken-hatching unit in class. It may also be used in conjunction with the unit to emphasize the importance of the proper care for eggs/chicks. 

This is a series of outdoor lessons about the needs of animals and plants .

This is a series of spring phenology lessons where students observe and explain changes in nature as the season changes from winter to spring.

This is a series of lessons where students experience and learn about water as it moves through the water cycle.

This is a series of lessons where students engage in hands on investigations about snow.

This is a series of lessons exploring what happens to leaves in the fall.