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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Chicken and the Egg

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Kit who got a baby chick and watched it grow up and hatch chicks of its own. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Chicken Pen

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary passage personifies a chicken and his life in the chicken pen. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Amphibian Reproduction and Development

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the reproduction and development of amphibians.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Chickens at Enchanted Learning

For Students 3rd - 5th
Chicken jokes, rhymes, printouts and educational information can be found on this site.
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Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Kids' Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Take a virtual tour of the Kids' Farm at the National Zoological Park. Read about the animals and how to take care of them. You can even learn to grow your own pizza garden.
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Website
Other

Kiddy House: All About Chickens for Kids and Teachers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.
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Website
Other

E2 Bn Gallery: Countryside & Farming Videos

For Students 3rd - 5th
This British site has a number of videos typical of farms in developed countries. Students can see farming machinery in operation, and watch a sow with her piglets, a bull or some free-range chickens.
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Website
Other

Canadian Agricultural and Food Museum (Caf)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Under the heading "Tour of the Museum," there are excellent links to information on dairy farms, small animals found in the barn, horses, beef cattle, and more! There are also teachers kits available through this site that are meant to...
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Incubation & Embryology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website is designed to provide elementary and high school teachers with knowledge on the chicken's egg, its importance to man, and its role in reproduction of the species. Lessons are divided into grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12....
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Constructing an Egg Candler

For Students 9th - 10th
Directions on how to make a device to candle eggs, or check on the progress of the chicken embryo. Links to numerous incubation and embryology resources.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: From Egg to Chick

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson is intended to help students realize that they can learn much about eggs/chicks or any animal through careful observation. They will become familiar with the importance and proper care of eggs/chicks, whether on a farm or in...
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Egg Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site provides an observation lesson plan using eggs. Students will be able to determine sizes of eggs, how they roll, and if the shell has holes.
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Website
Other

Kids Farm: Farm Animals

For Students 1st - 4th
At this site from Kids Farm, farm animals are depicted in cartoon illustrations on the opening page. Click on the picture and view photographs of real animals and specific information.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: History Through the Eyes of a Chicken

For Students 9th - 10th
Chris Kniesly explains the evolving role of chickens throughout history.
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Graphic
Curated OER

[A Photo of Leroy Brown]

For Students 9th - 10th
This FeatherSite is full of pictures, videos, articles, and general information on all varieties of poultry.
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Graphic
Curated OER

[Image of a Mixed Breed Bantam Rooster]

For Students 9th - 10th
This FeatherSite is full of pictures, videos, articles, and general information on all varieties of poultry.