Today, Mrs. Kathy Young (from Penn State 4-H program) came in to speak to our class. She is a "egg-spert" in the growth and development of eggs and wanted to share some cool information with us!
The first thing she did was show us jars with different stages of the embryo. These were embryos which did not make it, but died at a certain stage. It was really neat to be able to see in a clear jar how our eggs are developing each day. All these intricate details continue to point to our loving Father who thought through this WHOLE PROCESS!! WOW.
Today we also had the opportunity to "candle" the egg in order for us to be able to see inside. Mrs. Young held the egg up to the film strip projector and we could see the blood vessels and small embryo inside! We will continue to do this every two days so we can watch our chicks grow and develop!
What a COOL opportunity we had today! We were happy to hear that all ten of our eggs are healthy and alive!
Ask your student to tell you more about what we learned today and why the egg needs blood vessels, an air sac, water in the incubator and why we turn the eggs!
Have a great evening!
Psalm 104: 24-25 “How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-living things both large and small.”
2 comments:
What an egg-cellent opportunity! The students are learning so many valuable, educational nuggets of truth in your egg-credible classroom! Mrs. Herr, you are egg-ceptionally brilliant and wonderful!
I want mine to be a hen!!! Gabriel's comment
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