The boys and girls were excited to see the roped off area in the back of the room, but they would have to wait until later in the day to see what was happening in the incubator!
The first graders unpacked quickly and turned their practice eggs for the first time. Each of the eggs in the incubator has an X drawn on one side and an O drawn on the other side. This helps us keep track of which eggs have been turned. The boys and girls will turn their practice eggs when they arrive in the morning, after lunch, and when they leave in the afternoon.
Following a pre-trip trip to the bathrooms, we headed out on our field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. Our first stop was the Caribbean Reef exhibit. After this, the boys and girls investigated the Amazon Rising exhibit on a science tech trek Ask your child about this! They also explored many other parts of the aquarium and enjoyed the aquatic presentation in the Oceanarium. Your child should have many details to share with you!
When we returned to school, the first graders were shown photos that documented last evening's arrival of the eggs. They then took peeks inside the incubator to see our eggs. Next, it was time to turn the eggs in the incubator. When we turn the eggs in the incubator, it is of utmost importance to wear a chicken hat. This helps ensure a successful hatch! After today, it will be the students' responsibility to turn the eggs in the incubator after lunch. The teacher will take care of this in the morning and the evening. She will of course wear the chicken hat.
After reading the story Minerva Louise, we looked inside an egg model to see what it looks like on the first day of incubation. We also examined posters showing photos of the inside of eggs on different days of embryonic development. In addition, the boys and girls received drawings showing what the inside of the egg looks like on each day of incubation. They will add one of these drawings to their egg calendars every day to record the changes taking place. They will also make written records about what is happening inside the eggs. These egg notes will be placed in the egg-chick books we are creating. Today, the students wrote about getting and setting the eggs. We will write about the Day 1 and Day 2 developments tomorrow.
The first graders unpacked quickly and turned their practice eggs for the first time. Each of the eggs in the incubator has an X drawn on one side and an O drawn on the other side. This helps us keep track of which eggs have been turned. The boys and girls will turn their practice eggs when they arrive in the morning, after lunch, and when they leave in the afternoon.
Following a pre-trip trip to the bathrooms, we headed out on our field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. Our first stop was the Caribbean Reef exhibit. After this, the boys and girls investigated the Amazon Rising exhibit on a science tech trek Ask your child about this! They also explored many other parts of the aquarium and enjoyed the aquatic presentation in the Oceanarium. Your child should have many details to share with you!
When we returned to school, the first graders were shown photos that documented last evening's arrival of the eggs. They then took peeks inside the incubator to see our eggs. Next, it was time to turn the eggs in the incubator. When we turn the eggs in the incubator, it is of utmost importance to wear a chicken hat. This helps ensure a successful hatch! After today, it will be the students' responsibility to turn the eggs in the incubator after lunch. The teacher will take care of this in the morning and the evening. She will of course wear the chicken hat.
After reading the story Minerva Louise, we looked inside an egg model to see what it looks like on the first day of incubation. We also examined posters showing photos of the inside of eggs on different days of embryonic development. In addition, the boys and girls received drawings showing what the inside of the egg looks like on each day of incubation. They will add one of these drawings to their egg calendars every day to record the changes taking place. They will also make written records about what is happening inside the eggs. These egg notes will be placed in the egg-chick books we are creating. Today, the students wrote about getting and setting the eggs. We will write about the Day 1 and Day 2 developments tomorrow.