Dear Friends,
Happy Monday! On the 21st day of incubation, the chick inside the egg uses its egg tooth to break out of the shell. This can take several hours. After the chick makes the first pip, it keeps pecking at the shell until it splits open. The newly hatched chick is wet and tired. It dries up and the feathers gets fluffy in a couple hours. Soon it will begin to walk around, eat grain, and drink water. In about a week, new feathers begin to grow on its wings and tail. For the next six months, the chick will continue to grow until it is an adult chicken. At that time, the life cycle can begin again!
I hope you enjoyed learning about the chicken life cycle. Click here for photos taken in 104 last year. If I hatch chicks in the classroom again in the future, you will all be invited back to Room 104 for special egg and chick encounters!
Love,
Ms. Kaim
Question of the Day: Some people in Chicago have "city" chickens. Would you like to have a pet chicken? Comment below!
Morning Work
- Watch this mystery box video made by Ms. Kaim to learn about our next science topic!
- Watch this video to follow up on the first one!
- You will need copies of this paper and this paper. After you complete the papers, add them to your research log!
Other Activities for the Day
- Tell someone a joke!
A: A Comedi-hen!
- Watch this read-aloud video by Ms. Kaim to learn one way scientists study animals in Antarctica: Critter Cams!
- Humpback whales use baleen to eat. The photo below shows a humpback whale bubble net feeding. Learn more about humpback whales on the information sheet and then choose one or more of the following activities: coloring page, maze, or origami.