This program is designed to give youth the opportunity to hatch chicks in their own classroom. Students will learn to prepare the eggs and set up the incubator. During the 21-day incubation time, children will keep daily records of progress, turn the eggs, and test eggs for fertility.

Instructional Materials

Teacher training will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2003 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. This training is required for new participants and helpful for those who feel a need to repeat for better information. More details will follow your pre-registration, which is due by February 19, 2003. Fertile egg orders for teachers who have completed the training will be taken until April 1. Egg pick up is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, 2003 from 3-6 p.m. at the Extension Office.

Illinois State Goals & Learning Standards

01A. Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.

01B. Apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency.

01C. Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.

03A. Use correct grammar, spelling, puctuation, capitalization and structure.

03C. Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes.

06B. Investigate, represent and solve problems using number facts, operations and their properties, algorithms and relationships.

06C. Compute and estimate using mental mathematics, paper-and-pencil methods, calculators and computers.

07A. Measure and compare quantities using appropriate units, instruments and methods.

10A. Organize, describe and make predictions from existing data

12A. Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change

12B. Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment

13A. Know and apply the accepted practices of sciences

13B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology, and society